In theory, the law should treat everyone equally. However, in practice, this is not the case for many reasons. Young offenders belong to one group who are, in fact, treated differently by the criminal justice system in Australia (An around other countries too, I assume).

Question

In what ways are they treated differently? And why ?

Answer 1

There are several good sites here to explore:
http://www.google.com/search?q=juvenile+law+australia&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA

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