ATC Discusses: "Adolescence" and Youth Crime Rates in Australia

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Meshel Laurie is joined by producer Matthew Tankard and criminologist Dr. Xanthé Mallett to unpack the panic around youth crime in Australia.

From Adolescence to alarming headlines, they explore what’s real, what’s exaggerated, and how the manosphere is influencing young minds.

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Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest Host: Dr. Xanthé Mallett

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This episode contains extra content from Adolescence, which can be streamed now on Netflix.

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0:32.2	This is Australian true crime. We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this
0:37.1	podcast is created, the Wurundri Woi Wurang owners of the land on which this podcast is created,
0:38.7	the Wurundri Woi Wurang people of the Koolan Nation. And a warning, this episode of the podcast
0:44.5	contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. Saj, this is Jamie Miller. It's 13 years old.
0:53.5	It's been arrested and suspicion of murder.
0:55.0	Okay, Jamie. Can I have your full name, please, son?
0:59.0	I didn't do it.
1:01.0	That's not to do with me, Jamie. Just try and answer my questions, please, son.
1:05.0	Is Jamie Edgrod Miller?
1:09.0	And have you had your rights
1:10.9	Explain to you Jamie
1:11.9	Did the officer explain
1:14.0	That you don't need to speak
1:15.3	But anything you do say
1:16.7	May be given in evidence
1:18.0	Yeah
1:19.2	Yeah
1:20.1	Okay and will you be wanting a solicitor
1:22.6	Yeah
1:24.0	Okay
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