Dealing With Radicalised Youth Offenders: The Development and Implementation of a Youth-Specific Framework

:youth radicalisation, at-risk youth, countering violent extremism, diversion and disengagement, youth terrorism offenders, youth offenders

This paper will explore the experiences and lessons learned by the Youth Justice New South Wales Countering Violent Extremism Unit. It will discuss the relevance of youth radicalisation within Australia’s evolving national security climate. This includes emerging trends in relation to youth radicalisation to varied violent extremist ideologies. This paper will explore the specialist approach adopted for preventing and countering violent extremism through the identification, assessment, and case management of at-risk and radicalised youth offenders