In the media

Members of the CJRC are regularly asked to contribute to or are featured in local, national and international news media, and public debate. Here are some recent contributions.

2023 Shine for Kids: Not my crime still my sentence (SBS News)

2023 Victorian opposition claims raising criminal age of responsibility could fuel gang recruitment (ABC News)

2022 About 43,000 Australian kids have a parent in jail but there is no formal system to support them

2021 Vulnerable children: Substance use among young people and caregivers in child protection systems

2020 ‘The Myth of the Child Offender’ – Social Sciences Week Panel Presentation

2020 What happens when a parent is arrested? The parent trap podcast

2020 At least 100,000 children have a parent who is arrested each year. There are no proper systems to protect them.

2019 From care to custody: the tragic trajectory of crossover kids

2014 As we imprison more adults, what’s happening to the children?