What Are Youth Offenders Achieve Justice?

Youth offenders are treated differently by the criminal justice system, with the aim of achieving justice through the protection and recognition of individual rights, resource efficiency and law as a reflection of community standards and expectations. Although, as justice needs to be effective from the perspective of society, the victim and the offender, it is often difficult to achieve justice for all three parties. Since each individual case will produce a unique outcome, the level of justice achieved will also vary; generally resulting in justice only somewhat being achieved.

Children are considered to be vulnerable and therefore have their individual rights protected and recognised when dealing with the police. This is apparent in the rights of children when questioned or arrested and the procedures and operation of the children’s court. Under …show more content…
According to this Act, it is an offence to publish or broadcast the name (or other identifying details) of a child involved in criminal proceedings. This was evident in an article titled ‘Boy, 11, appears in Perth Children’s Court charged with murder’, which explained that “The slightly-built boy, who cannot be named, appeared briefly in Perth Children’s Court on Tuesday via video link from Banksia Hill Detention Centre with his father by his side.” From this article, it can also be deduced that the procedures of the children’s court, which are especially designed to be less intimidating, are conducted with as little formality as possible and legal technicalities are kept to a minimum. This was seen in the way that the child was able to attend court via an audio-visual link instead of physically appearing before the court. Thus, justice is successfully achieved for young offenders through the protection and recognition of individual