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Worth A Second Chance podcast season 3 trailer
Welcome to the third season of the Worth A Second Chance podcast – sharing true stories, challenges and solutions from the frontlines of Australia's youth justice systems. Youth justice in Australia is at a tipping point. Right across the country, we’re seeing young people locked up in harsh…
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Elle Jackson shares what an effective youth justice system looks like for Victoria
Victorians will vote in a state election on Saturday. Every election is important, and this one comes as many Victorians continue to experience hardship and disadvantage. The current government has enacted a range of important reforms that work towards reducing inequality – like stronger support...
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Pat Ansell Dodds tells the “bigger picture” of youth crime in Northern Australia
The recent fatal beating of a young Aboriginal boy in Perth has shone a light on a range of issues impacting Aboriginal youth in the community. Sadly, it’s something that happens everywhere, including on the streets of Mparntwe, or Alice Springs, where we’re calling into today. Northern Australia...
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Treat kids in detention like kids, not criminals, says award-winning researcher Sanne Oostermeijer
Most of us know what a prison typically looks like. Cells, bars, locks, barbed wire, high fences – generally pretty harsh places. But picture this instead. Not hundreds of beds but just eight, for the whole facility. Located in the neighbourhood, not hundreds of kilometres out of the way. An...
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How ex-cop Dean McGowan "fell through the cracks", reset his life, and served 33 years with compassion and care
Victoria Police process around seven thousand young people every year. If you were an officer, you’d meet them every day – from the kids pinching chocolate from the shops and skateboarding without their helmets, to the less common and more serious behaviour, like breaking into cars. How many...
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Dave Hammond wants a youth justice system grounded in connection and restitution, not hatred and blame
Imagine you’re a kind-hearted community development worker, who believes young people are worthy, and need support, not punishment, when they do the wrong thing – and then one night, one of those kids breaks into your house. That happened to Dave Hammond. He’s worked for many years in…
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Researcher Rob Bonnet’s “ripple effect” theory for reducing crime without using prisons
When a young person commits a crime, some people might call for them to be sent to jail. A place to punish them, to keep the community safe, and to deter others from doing the same thing. But the evidence tells us prisons aren’t effective at stopping crime. Eighty per cent of young people in...
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Kane Apelu celebrates resilience, ingenuity and second chances for un-housed youth in the justice system
Research tells us there’s a clear link between youth homelessness and involvement with the criminal justice system. Young people who are un-homed are more likely to engage in what’s called ‘survival crimes’, like stealing, to meet their needs, and are more likely to be seen and caught by police...
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Liana Buchanan is asking our leaders to "do better" for youth in detention in Victoria
Laws and policies are created by our leaders. But in a democracy, like Australia, everyday people can influence the decisions they make. And in the youth justice system, that’s really important. If we care about the children in detention and about how they’re supported to understand the impact of...
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Jes Wikaira is "not your average support worker" for culturally diverse kids in Victoria's justice system
A Maori or Pasifika young person in Victoria’s criminal justice system might come across Jes Wikaira. She’s a cultural and intensive support worker on a program called the Youth Justice Community Support Service, which helps young people reset their lives and connect with the support they need...
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Liana Buchanan's office is the "eyes and ears" scrutinising Victoria's youth justice system
On an average night in Australia, there's around 800 young people locked up in youth detention. But what do we know from there? What are the conditions like inside those facilities? What support do young people get to turn their lives around? And who makes sure everything's running as it should…
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#WorthASecondChance Community Check-in: What is Restorative Justice & Group Conferencing?
Have you heard the term 'restorative justice' but don't know exactly what it is? Have you ever wondered what is involved in a youth justice group conference? Either way this is the podcast for you. Re-visit our Community Check-in with Genevieve Higgins, Manager of Community Justice Programs, who...
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#WorthASecondChance Community Check-in: Raising the Age of Legal Responsibility in the NT.
Elle Jackson, Manager of Justice Programs in the NT shares with us her insights into youth justice in the NT and expands on why raising the age of legal responsibility will change the lives of young people all over Australia.
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Episode 3 - Luke Anderson, public speaker, social entrepreneur and electrical contractor.
Luke Anderson is a Public speaker, social entrepreneur and electrical contractor. Luke has lived experience with the justice system and in this podcast he generously shares his life’s story with us. You can get in touch with Luke by connecting with him on LinkedIn.
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Episode 2 - Vincent Schiraldi, justice reform expert.
Vincent Schiraldi co-founded the Justice Lab at Columbia University. The Justice Lab is devoted to reducing society’s reliance the criminal justice system as a solution to social problems through research; education; and convening scholars, practitioners, policy makers, advocates and formerly...
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Episode 1 - Bernie Shakeshaft of Back Track Youth Works.
Bernie Shakeshaft is the founder and CEO of BackTrack YouthWorks in Armidale NSW. He has spent the past 25 years living out his passion, working with dogs and supporting kids at risk. In 2006 with his children growing up and forging their own paths in life, he was determined to turn his vision of...
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The Worth A Second Chance podcast explores true stories, challenges and solutions from the frontlines of Australia's youth justice systems.
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Jesuit Social Services
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