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First Nations Peoples Still Vastly Overrepresented in Youth Justice System

backcovernews March 28, 2024

The number of young people under youth justice supervision has significantly declined in recent years, however, amidst this positive shift, one glaring issue persists: the stark overrepresentation of First Nations youths in Australia’s justice system. First Nations young people aged 10–17 are approximately 23 times more likely than their non-Indigenous […]

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