Hon Peter Collier asks the Minister for Police about specific strategies instituted as part of Operation Regional Shield, a multi-agency response to juvenile crime in the Kimberley, Pilbara, and other regions. The Minister's response acknowledges the complexity of the issue and calls for community and parental involvement.

AnsweredQoN 124Legislative Council
Asked
22 February 2023
Portfolio
Police

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POLICE —
OPERATION REGIONAL SHIELD
124. Hon
PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer the minister to his comment
in his media release dated 16 February 2022 on Operation Regional Shield, which
states —
It
will be supported by other Government agencies, including the Department of
Education and Department of Communities as part of a multi-pronged
Government response to juvenile crime across the Kimberley, Pilbara and other
regions.
What strategies were specifically
instituted by this multi-pronged response to juvenile crime across the
Kimberley, Pilbara and other regions?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
Operation
Regional Shield is just one feature of the state government's response
to juvenile crime in regional communities. The challenges involving juvenile
justice are complex and easy answers do not exist, but we are getting on with
addressing these issues. The state government is playing its part, but this is
not all a government responsibility. We need the community and parents
to step up.

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