In 2017, there were just over 1,900 children who were sentenced in court in Victoria, Australia. The number of children who were sentenced in court in Victoria has steadily declined over the previous ten years. This can be seen from 2008, in which there were more than 6,000 children who were sentenced in court in Victoria, Australia. In 2015, a youth diversion program was launched in Victoria offering an alternative to a formal sentence, which requires child offenders to accept responsibility for the offence they committed.
Number of children sentenced in court in Victoria, Australia from 2008 to 2017
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Sentencing Advisory Council. (June 27, 2019). Number of children sentenced in court in Victoria, Australia from 2008 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072938/australia-children-sentenced-in-court-victoria/
Sentencing Advisory Council. "Number of children sentenced in court in Victoria, Australia from 2008 to 2017." Chart. June 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072938/australia-children-sentenced-in-court-victoria/
Sentencing Advisory Council. (2019). Number of children sentenced in court in Victoria, Australia from 2008 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072938/australia-children-sentenced-in-court-victoria/
Sentencing Advisory Council. "Number of Children Sentenced in Court in Victoria, Australia from 2008 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072938/australia-children-sentenced-in-court-victoria/
Sentencing Advisory Council, Number of children sentenced in court in Victoria, Australia from 2008 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072938/australia-children-sentenced-in-court-victoria/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Number of children sentenced in court in Victoria, Australia from 2008 to 2017 [Graph], Sentencing Advisory Council, June 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072938/australia-children-sentenced-in-court-victoria/
