The Victorian government wants to trial electronic monitoring devices on young people. It’s a bad idea
- Written by Kathryn Daley, Senior Lecturer, Youth Work & Youth Studies, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University
ShutterstockThe Victorian government has recently announced a plan to trial electronic monitoring devices for young people on bail and abandon proposed reforms to bail laws for young people. This is at odds with their recent bail reforms in the adult system.
The reforms in the adult system moved back to a model of a presumption of bail. This...
