Social media debates about youth crime

Hanna Moehrke; Patt Vana-Ukrit; Tana Allard ; Victoria Gendle; Xiaorong Gu; Genevieve Ryan – University of Queensland

 

References

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[2] Queensland Treasury. 2021. “Youth Offending: Research Brief.” Queensland. https://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/issues/10321/youth-offending-april-2021-edn.pdf.

[3] Gillespie, Eden. 2023. “Queensland Passes Controversial Youth Crime Laws after Heated Human Rights Debate.” The Guardian, March 16, 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/16/queensland-passes-controversial-youth-laws-after-heated-human-rights-debate; Queensland Government. 2023. “Stronger Laws for Community Safety.” corporateName=The State of Queensland; jurisdiction=Queensland. Accessed May 26, 2023. https://www.qld.gov.au/about/strongerlaws.

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