Searching Young People Policy

To detect or prevent contraband from entering a centre or court, Youth Justice NSW employees may need to search young people under well-defined circumstances and conditions. This policy applies to all Youth Justice NSW employees involved with risk assessing the need to search, conduct and/or approve searches on young people.

This policy outlines:

  • the possible impacts of searching on young people
  • assessing the need to conduct a search
  • the type of search to be performed
  • approval processes to conduct searches
  • recording of searches.

Download the policy to find out more.

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Download Youth Justice Searching Young People Policy PDF 306.99KB Current as of Friday, 29 July 2022.

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Type: Policy
Author: Youth Justice NSW
Publication Date: 01 June 2022
Version: 4

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