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Deep Into Dark Delphine Jamet Streetkid

Stories and interviews from the book

AJ's Criminal

Career Interview

I've done everything from burglaries, break in and enters, home invasions, to being accused of things, stealing, murder and rape

AJ's criminal career streets most of his

A Quick Run-down

on Homeless People

Life is fucked. But then again, it’s good on the streets because people help you out. You take up drugs, and then you find you’ve got Hep C!

Homeless man begging on George Street in

Bob's Railway

Police Interview

I think the violence is increasing in some respects because people are getting more brazen

Railway Special Constable Transit Guard

Carl's Drug

Dealing Story

I've never done a dirty deal. If it's not good enough for me, it's not good enough for anyone else

Perth drug dealer Forrest Chase Place We

Children's Court Magistrate's Sentencing Speech

I understand you actually wanted to be picked up by the police and sent to Rangeview because you had nowhere else to stay

Perth Childrens Court magistrate sentenc

Chris Summerfield's

Drug Arm WA Interview

We do see a lot of homeless people and one good thing to be aware of is that there’s different levels of homelessness

Drug Arm Chris Summerfield Armadale West

Danny's Nyoongar Patrol Outreach Services Comment

When it comes to having young people hanging around the city, I like to find them a place to stay

Nyoongar Patrol Outreach Services Northb

Frank's Newsagency Story

I think the danger of Northbridge is very over hyped because people express concerns over what they hear about Northbridge

Northbridge Busy Bee Newsagency lotto ki

Hohepe Wuremu's Streetkid Comment

If I hadn’t left my dad, I would still be getting bashed. I take each day as it comes, so I don’t know what I’ll do next

Homeless boy on the streets hungry crisi

Jimmy's Brass Monkey Interview

We get a few fights but I think it’s pretty tame compared to what the news would like to see

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Marge's Perth Street Doctor Nurse Comment

When they first started the curfew, they were just taking anyone oﬀ the streets, but then they found they had too many to work with

Perth Street doctor Wellington Street ho

Mark's Railway Police Interview

I used to see a lot of disorderly behaviour, violence, assaults, fare evasions and general misbehaviour from all classes of people

Perth Train Station view from Horseshoe

Michel's A Fish Affair Restaurant Chef Interview

The Northbridge curfew? Ha ha (laughs for 10 seconds!) Is this a joke? I don’t know, I’ve never seen it

A Fishy Affair Chef Michel Kuhl Northbri

Mike's Youth Legal Service Lawyer Interview

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. It’s just awe-inspiring the amount of law that young people think they know

Youth criminal juvenile delinquent handc

Ryan's Rangeview Juvenile Remand Centre Youth Interview

A lot of kids want to come back, they get medical care, looked after by the staff meals, change of clothes... especially the streetkids

Rangeview Remand Centre juvenile detenti

WA Police Bicycle Unit Interview

Some children are running wild in the early hours of the morning when parents need to have more of an accountability for them

Western Australia Police Service Bicycle

What the Adults Think About the Homeless

There’s nothing they can really do to stop homelessness. They’ve got the freedom to do whatever they like

Homeless man tries to cook two minute no

Young People in Northbridge Statistics

Street-based statistics of young people present in Northbridge (July 2001)

Young children roaming streets of Northb

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