Young people’s experience of legal problems
Targeted and tailored engagement is necessary to increase awareness of young people's everyday justiciable problems and available legal help.
This briefing paper presents data about the prevalence of justiciable problems among young people (aged 18–24) in Victoria, drawn from the Victoria Law Foundation’s Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS).
Key findings
Implications and way forward
Targeted and tailored engagement is necessary to increase awareness of young people's everyday justiciable problems and available legal help.
Targeted and tailored engagement is necessary to increase awareness of young people's everyday justiciable problems and available legal help.
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