In the address, ‘Fight of the Future’, Noffs and Mendoza will outline a national strategy that recognises that disadvantaged young people are not a homogenous group and are as unique as their suffering communities.

They will present internationally, peer-reviewed evidence highlighting why a national agenda on youth crime that provides greater resources to the community is both desperately needed and already within our grasp

Leaving behind the nation’s populist penal rhetoric doesn’t mean that young people don’t need to face consequences when they have broken the law. But, the question remains, if we close the doors on detention, what will we do with our worst criminals in the making?

A viable, evidence-based alternative that has proven results is crucial to make a safer Australia.

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