Love your Car? Don’t Take the Risk
Certainly, inexperience is a factor in the higher rate of injuries and deaths among young people. However, other factors also need to be considered....
17
Jan
Legal
10
Mar
Hooning isn’t Sweet or Awesome
What is hooning? Hooning (not a legal term) covers things like Speeding, Drag racing, Doughnuts, Burnouts, Burning rubber, and Driving in a reckless way....
22
Nov
When social media violence flows over into real life.
The results were tragic. One teenager killed, one injured and a 16-year-old boy charged with murder.[1] According to police, it all started with a series of aggressive social media messages between two groups of teenagers.[2]What is it about social media that allows violence to escalate...
22
Nov
What to do if you are Cyberbullied
I am experiencing cyber-bullying, what can I do about it? A person who engages in cyberbullying often wants to make you feel isolated...
09
Nov
The importance of community legal education
What is it?Community legal education is legal information provided to young people about legal issues that may affect them and impact their lives. The purpose of community education is to equip a young person with knowledge and awareness so they can make effective decisions and...
16
Aug
Youth Crime – are there common causes?
Stereotyping is easy. It requires no thought, just bringing all our assumptions under one umbrella, mixing in our fear then making pronouncements with enough confidence they have an air of credibility.Stereotyping is common in youth crime. Assumptions and judgements are made that young people are...
23
Jun
Drink Spiking
Drink spiking is when a person deliberately adds alcohol or another drug to someone else’s drink without them knowing. Read more...
15
Jun
Alcohol and Under 18’s
Like many things in life, the information on the consumption of alcohol amongst young people under the age of 18 is a mix of positive and concerning news. The positive is that the average age at which young people (14 – 24 years) first try alcohol...
20
May
Young People Impacted by Trauma
International studies estimate that 62- 68% of young people will have been exposed to at least 1 traumatic event by the time they are 17[1]. Traumatic experiences range from single events that involve exposure to actual or threatened death or serious injury such as car accidents...
20
May
Move On Notices
If you are in a public place or on a vehicle used for public transport like a bus or train and police reasonably suspect you are or are about to commit an act that is against the law or breaches the peace, they can order...
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