❓ Hon Peter Foss questions the Attorney General on the implementation of Labor's policy to prevent juvenile re-offending. The Attorney General outlines ongoing development of risk assessment models and court diversion programs, with full strategy implementation expected by December 2003.
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I refer to the Labor Policy ‘Making our Community Safer’ in which it was stated that Labor in Government will establish a statewide and comprehensive framework to prevent juvenile reoffending -
(1) Has any action been taken to establish a statewide and comprehensive strategy to prevent juvenile re-offending?
(2) If so -
(a) what action has been taken;
(b) who has been responsible for taking it; and
(c) when will it be implemented?
(3) Has the multi-agency Youth Offending Team been established?
(4) Have any young offenders been assessed in accordance with your policy as being ‘at risk’ of re-offending?
(5) If so, in what manner has the Court been empowered to trigger the intervention of the Youth Offender Team?
(1) Has any action been taken to establish a statewide and comprehensive strategy to prevent juvenile re-offending?
(2) If so -
(a) what action has been taken;
(b) who has been responsible for taking it; and
(c) when will it be implemented?
(3) Has the multi-agency Youth Offending Team been established?
(4) Have any young offenders been assessed in accordance with your policy as being ‘at risk’ of re-offending?
(5) If so, in what manner has the Court been empowered to trigger the intervention of the Youth Offender Team?
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Answered
18 June 2002
Responded by
Minister for Racing and Gaming representing the Attorney General
Response time
42 days
(b) who has been responsible for taking it; and (c) when will it be implemented?
(c) when will it be implemented?
(2) (a) i. Community Justice Services has been working with the Crime Research Centre on the development of a model to assess likelihood of juveniles re-offending. ii. A court diversion conferencing process involving victims has been developed and is in a pilot phase through the Perth Children's Court. This will form the basis for the Young Offending Teams. (b) The Executive Director, Community and Juvenile Justice. (c) Specifications for the contract to develop the risk assessment model are being developed. The conferencing model has been operational since October 2001, and is still in its developmental phase. The strategy will be implemented on completion of these initiatives, which is approximated to be end December 2003. (3) No. See 2(a)(ii) above. (4) Not applicable. (5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(b) The Executive Director, Community and Juvenile Justice. (c) Specifications for the contract to develop the risk assessment model are being developed. The conferencing model has been operational since October 2001, and is still in its developmental phase. The strategy will be implemented on completion of these initiatives, which is approximated to be end December 2003. (3) No. See 2(a)(ii) above. (4) Not applicable. (5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(c) Specifications for the contract to develop the risk assessment model are being developed. The conferencing model has been operational since October 2001, and is still in its developmental phase. The strategy will be implemented on completion of these initiatives, which is approximated to be end December 2003. (3) No. See 2(a)(ii) above. (4) Not applicable. (5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(3) No. See 2(a)(ii) above. (4) Not applicable. (5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(4) Not applicable. (5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(c) when will it be implemented?
(2) (a) i. Community Justice Services has been working with the Crime Research Centre on the development of a model to assess likelihood of juveniles re-offending. ii. A court diversion conferencing process involving victims has been developed and is in a pilot phase through the Perth Children's Court. This will form the basis for the Young Offending Teams. (b) The Executive Director, Community and Juvenile Justice. (c) Specifications for the contract to develop the risk assessment model are being developed. The conferencing model has been operational since October 2001, and is still in its developmental phase. The strategy will be implemented on completion of these initiatives, which is approximated to be end December 2003. (3) No. See 2(a)(ii) above. (4) Not applicable. (5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(b) The Executive Director, Community and Juvenile Justice. (c) Specifications for the contract to develop the risk assessment model are being developed. The conferencing model has been operational since October 2001, and is still in its developmental phase. The strategy will be implemented on completion of these initiatives, which is approximated to be end December 2003. (3) No. See 2(a)(ii) above. (4) Not applicable. (5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(c) Specifications for the contract to develop the risk assessment model are being developed. The conferencing model has been operational since October 2001, and is still in its developmental phase. The strategy will be implemented on completion of these initiatives, which is approximated to be end December 2003. (3) No. See 2(a)(ii) above. (4) Not applicable. (5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(3) No. See 2(a)(ii) above. (4) Not applicable. (5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(4) Not applicable. (5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
(5) This phase will be developed after review of the court conferencing pilot. Currently under the pilot, the court remands the matter with a requirement for the young person and their family to participate in the court conference team process.
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