As a member of the Raise The Age campaign, AbSec, along with numerous other organisations, is calling for all state, territory and Commonwealth governments to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Australia to at least 14.
In just one year across Australia close to 600 children aged 10 to 13 year were locked up, with thousands more hauled through the criminal legal system. Aboriginal children are disproportionately impacted, accounting for 65 per cent of these young children in prisons,
We believe children belong in classrooms and playgrounds, not handcuffs and prison cells. Join the national alliance and add your name to the petition.