❓ Hon Giz Watson asks about the reasons for decreased offending rates in rural and remote WA. The Department of Corrective Services attributes it to the Regional Youth Justice Services (RYJS) strategy, changes in policing, and increased collaboration between agencies.
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I refer to the answer given to my question on notice No. 5096 on 20 March 2012, and I ask what reason(s) have been identified for decreased offending rates in rural and remote areas?
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Answered
15 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Finance representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
49 days
The Department of Corrective Services (the Department) advises that there is no singular cause or effect that has led to the reduction in offending numbers. However, the Department has identified that the success of the Regional Youth Justice Services (RYJS) strategy in rural and remote areas has been a key contributor to the decreased offending rates of young people in these regions.
RYJS commenced in late 2008 in the Mid West Gascoyne and Goldfields regions providing a strong emphasis on prevention and diversion services for young people at risk of offending or who had committed minor offences. Due to the success of these services the Department was successful in securing Royalties for Regions funding to expand the strategy to the West and East Kimberley and Pilbara regions in 2011. The decrease in offending of young people in these regions is also impacted by changes in policing practice and the increase in collaborative working partnerships between key government and non-government agencies who work with at risk young people.
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RYJS commenced in late 2008 in the Mid West Gascoyne and Goldfields regions providing a strong emphasis on prevention and diversion services for young people at risk of offending or who had committed minor offences. Due to the success of these services the Department was successful in securing Royalties for Regions funding to expand the strategy to the West and East Kimberley and Pilbara regions in 2011. The decrease in offending of young people in these regions is also impacted by changes in policing practice and the increase in collaborative working partnerships between key government and non-government agencies who work with at risk young people.
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