NSW Government Links
NSW Health
Drug Programs Bureau: NSW Youth Drug Court
Information about this program.
NSW Police
NSW Police Initiatives
Information on the NSW Police website relating to drugs and young people. It contains information on the Youth Drug Court Pilot, the MERIT (Magistrates' Early Referral Treatment) scheme and the Young Offenders Act Amendment.
Links From Other Sources
Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)
- Alcohol, drugs and crime : a study of juveniles in detention
An examination of the offending and drug use histories of 371 young offenders incarcerated in juvenile detention centres across Australia. The study confirms that juveniles in detention have extensive offending and drug use histories, in terms of both violent and property crime, and regularly use alcohol, cannabis and, to a lesser extent, amphetamines. The study identifies various risk factors for drug use and offending and highlights the need for a targeted approach to combat abuse, neglect and family drug use earlier in a child's life, as well as to have effective programs that address issues such as drug use, housing needs, skills development, individual and family support for chronic young offenders. 2005
- Drug use among a sample of juvenile detainees
This paper examines the drug taking patterns of a group of juveniles who were detained by police and interviewed as part of the Drug Use Monitoring Australia (DUMA) project. 2003
- Victims and Offenders - Juvenile Drug Courts
A paper given at an AIC conference on Children and Crime by Magistrate Lou Hill in June 1999.
- Juvenile diversionary schemes
The criminal justice system has a wide range of formal and informal ways of dealing with young offenders. Diversion refers to those efforts which divert young people away from more formal processing, adjudication and sanctions with the aim of reducing the stigmatisation of the young person as a delinquent and levels of recidivism. There are four basic approaches to diversion : informal warnings or cautions, formal cautions, variants of conferences and specific provisions in relation to drugs.
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
Drug Treatment Courts: Substance Abuse Intervention Within the Justice System
A policy discussion paper on juvenile drug courts. November 2000.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) - Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center: Is it Effective? A Comparison of Youth Released From a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center to Youth at a Traditional Juvenile Correctional Center
A report on the Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center. October 2002
NT Government
NT Illicit Drug Pre-Court Diversion Program
October 2002
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Detection and Prevalence of Substance Use Among Juvenile Detainees
Assesses substance use detection methods and prevalence among high-risk youth who have been detained. This Bulletin covers focuses on cannabis and cocaine, and includes analyses by age, sex, and race/ethnicity. The study confirms a high rate of substance use among detainees. The authors conclude that the best approach to detection is to combine self-report and urinalysis and to also use other resources such as treatment and drug arrest histories and information from schools and families.
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Juveniles and Drugs
Excerpts from selected US.government publications, which contain information on juvenile justice and drugs. It covers estimates of the prevalence of drug use, consequences of substance abuse and adjudication. You can also access US Government publications on juvenile justice from this page.
US Department of Justice
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