March 26, 2018
Open Letter on pen pal communications in Victorian prisons
The Federation of Community Legal Centres calls on Corrections Victoria to reverse its ban on pen pals in Victorian Prisons.
READ MOREMarch 16, 2018
Crime-drop welcome but Victoria needs smart justice now, lawyers and social workers say
Smart Justice – a coalition of 46 of Victoria’s legal and social service providers, led by the Federation of Community Legal Centres – welcomes today’s announcement by Police Minister Lisa Neville that Victoria has recorded its biggest drop in crime in 10 years.
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March 13, 2018
Body Worn Cameras: An open letter to Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police
The Federation of Community Legal Centres along with 26 organisations has signed an open letter to the Victoria Police Commissioner regarding the trial of body worn cameras by Victoria Police.
READ MOREMarch 07, 2018
New youth justice report highlights how punitive responses don’t work
The Victorian Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee final report from its Inquiry into Youth Justice Centres in Victoria keeps a focus on some major systemic issues of our youth justice centres and system.
READ MOREFebruary 06, 2018
The conversation Victoria has to have: putting youth crime ‘to bed’
Police Commissioner Graham Ashton was right to say recently that we cannot look to police to put the issue of youth crime ‘to bed’. Equally we cannot look to police officers placed in high-risk secondary schools to combat youth crime. We are talking about bigger social issues than police can solve.
READ MORENovember 22, 2017
Victoria must heed lessons from NTRC, national reform needed to overhaul broken youth justice systems
Smart Justice for Young People (SJ4YP) welcomes the recommendations made by the Northern Territory Royal Commission (NTRC) into child protection and youth detention and urges every Australian government to take immediate action to reform its youth justice systems.
READ MORESeptember 18, 2017
How education is unlocking potential for kids in youth justice
Right now, it’s crunch time for Victoria’s 20,000 Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) students. With less than three months until graduation, VCAL students around the state are racing against the clock to finalise projects that demonstrate their literacy and numeracy capabilities, personal development and work related skills.
READ MOREAugust 14, 2017
Victorian Government must realign its youth justice agenda in light of major review
The Victorian Government must realign its youth justice reform agenda to reflect its acceptance of a major review into the system.
READ MOREAugust 07, 2017
Major youth justice review sends clear message to Victoria: kids must come first
The widest review of Victoria’s youth justice system has sent a clear message to the Victorian Government: the needs of children must come first.
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