General deterrence remains a relevant sentencing consideration for young offenders under the Young Offenders Act 1994 (WA), and its weight increases with the seriousness of the offence. The proposition that general deterrence should have no role save in exceptional circumstances is rejected. Section 7(d) of the Act, unlike its South Australian equivalent, is not confined to protecting the community from the acts of the particular child being sentenced.
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