Children’s Rights Assessment of Juvenile Detention in Australia

AvAnita Mackay

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Canvassing the socio-legal context for youth detention in Australia with a focus on international human rights law and legal frameworks within Australian states and territories, this book examines the recurring children’s rights-violations of recent years, and puts forward strategies for reform.Providing a comprehensive national picture of juvenile detention legislation, policy and practices using a children’s rights framework, this book is a detailed synthesis of investigatory reports, judicial decisions and inquiries by both Royal Commissions and parliamentary committee inquiries that together establish an evidence base for assessing the compliance of youth detention with Australia’s international and domestic human rights obligations. It also proposes nine pillars for reform to help Australia move towards children’s rights compliance.A Children’s Rights Assessment of Juvenile Detention in Australia provides an invaluable resource for policy-makers, lawyers and criminologists, as well as for students of law and criminology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-01-30
Mått:156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032506098

Utforska kategorier

Kriminologi: juridiska aspekter inom Juridik
Folkrätt inom Juridik
Straffrätt: lagar inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Anita Mackay has been researching the compliance of Australian closed environments with Australia’s international human rights law obligations since 2011. She has been an academic at La Trobe Law School (La Trobe University, Melbourne) since 2016 and is currently a Senior Lecturer. Dr Mackay’s 2020 book titled Towards Human Rights Compliance in Australian Prisons won the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) biennial Christine M. Alder award in 2021. Prior to 2011, Dr Mackay worked as a senior legal officer in a variety of government policy areas, including family law and access to justice.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPART I: Socio-Legal context for youth detention in Australia1. Detention of children in Australia: hyperincarceration and over-representation 2. Australia’s international human rights law obligations3. Legal and policy framework for youth detention in Australia4. Monitoring and oversight of youth detention in AustraliaPART II: Children’s rights violations in youth detention in Australia5. Low minimum age of criminal responsibility6. Failure to separate children from adults7. Degrading treatment / failure to treat children humanely8. Insufficient health services, standard of living, and connections with family, community, and culturePART III: Strategies for reform9. Towards children’s-rights compliance