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NT’s Back on Track plan will benefit entire Territory
The Northern Territory’s Back on Track: Cutting Youth Crime Plan, released today, will ultimately support young people to reach their potential and create safer communities for all Territorians, says Jesuit Social Services....
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Link between residential care and youth justice highlights systemic failures
A new report by the Sentencing Advisory Council, which shows that one in five of children sentenced to a custodial order across 2016 and 2017 had experienced residential care, highlights that many of Victoria’s most vulnerable children have been failed by the very systems meant to protect them,...
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Crime statistics show decrease in young offenders, at odds with rising detention numbers
New data released by the Crime Statistics Agency today shows that both the number of young people committing offences and the number of alleged incidents recorded against young people have decreased over the past 12 months. This is at odds with Victoria’s rising youth detention population, and the...
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Addressing drivers of crime the most effective way to create safer communities
A new Crime Prevention Taskforce, led by the Victorian Government, is a positive step forward in addressing the drivers of crime and supporting people to reach their full potential, says Jesuit Social Services....
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Male mental health crisis highlights the need for secure postvention funding
A new Beyond Blue report showing that there were more than 30,000 ambulance attendances for men who had thoughts of suicide, or had attempted suicide, over a 12 month period highlights that the Federal Government must commit to secure, long-term funding commitments for a comprehensive suite of...
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Budget investment in community services welcome but more needed for crime prevention
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the Victorian State Government’s 2019/20 budget and its significant investments into vital infrastructure projects, schools and hospitals....
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Increasing prison capacity an ineffective and costly avoidance of addressing systemic issues
The Victorian Government’s 2019-20 Budget announcement of more than $1.8 billion to increase prison capacity across the state is money invested into the wrong end of the system, and the Government must also set targets to reduce the prison population and re-offending, says Jesuit Social Services....
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Plans for new ‘supermax’ unit symptomatic of youth justice troubles
News of a new ‘supermax’ unit within Victoria’s youth detention system highlights a range of systemic issues that need to be urgently addressed, says Jesuit Social Services....
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Watch House Files highlight urgent need for National Youth Justice Strategy
Jesuit Social Services has called for national leadership to reform youth justice systems across Australia in light of last night’s Four Corners episode aired on ABC TV....
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Increased use of youth detention highlights need for new solutions
A shocking increase in the number of young people in youth detention in Victoria is at odds with the number of young people committing offences – and highlights that new solutions are required so that detention is only ever used as a last resort, says Jesuit Social Services....