In this episode of the Impact Policy Podcast, Sam Johnson, Sean McCarthy, and guest Scott Hawkins explore the complexities of youth justice policy and the Raise the Age campaign in New South Wales and Australia. They delve into current issues, systemic challenges, and possible solutions.

Overview of the Raise the Age campaign and current policies around youth justice in Australia

Statistics and evidence against the current age of criminal responsibility

The impacts of cognitive development and trauma on youth offending

Effectiveness of diversion programs and the need for therapeutic responses

The role of community care and successful examples of justice reinvestment programs.

Raise the Age campaign, youth justice policy, New South Wales, Australia, criminal justice system, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Sean McCarthy, Scott Hawkins, Sam Johnson, over-representation, Raise the Age legislation, mental health services, trauma informed, juvenile detention, recidivism, community support, therapeutic response, law and order campaigns, diversion programs, brain development, cognitive impairments, school disengagement, systems perspective.

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