Story: Youth offenders

Young offenders doing community work

Young offenders doing community work

Youth offenders who enter the justice system are held accountable for their actions. Many have to do community service as a result of their offending. These young male offenders are removing graffiti from the rail corridor in Waitākere city. Some are taggers, while others have committed various minor offences.

Using this item

KiwiRail

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page:

Gabrielle Maxwell, 'Youth offenders - Youth justice in the 1990s and 21st century', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/26600/young-offenders-doing-community-work (accessed 21 April 2024)

Story by Gabrielle Maxwell, published 5 May 2011, updated 1 Aug 2017