Youth Training Centre at any one time Children's Adult Remand

young male and female offenders between the ages of 15 and 21 years. Their functions are as follows: n Turana: youth training centre for 15 to 17 year old males; remand centre for 15 to 17-year-old males; classification centre for 17 to 21-year-old males. n Winlaton: youth training centre for 15 to 17-year-old females; remand centre for 15 to 17-year-old females; youth training centre for 17 to 21-year-old females; remand centre for guardianship 10 to 17 years. n Malmsbury: (adult) youth training centre for 17 to 21-year-old males. n Langi Kal Kal: (adult) youth training centre for 17 to 21-year-old males. Youth training centres for 15 to 17-year-olds receive young people who receive sentences from the Children's Court, while the (adult) youth training centres receive 17 to 21-year-olds who receive sentences from the adult courts as an alternative to imprisonment. This latter situation is termed the 'dual track ' system and is unique to Victoria. Essentially, young offenders receive a Children's Court disposition rather than a prison sentence from the adult court. Males aged 17 to 21 are classified at Turana prior to being transferred to Malmsbury or Langi Kal Kal and, at present, some young people sentenced to Turana transfer to Malmsbury and Langi Kal Kal after reaching 17 years. * This paper was correct at time of writing (March 1990). Changes to the Victorian System have subsequently been madecall 03-4127310 for details