❓ Question on Notice regarding the WA Police Crime Prevention Strategy 2011-2014, seeking clarification on diversionary activities, support for at-risk youth families, community programs, evidence-based approach to legislation, definition of 'emerging communities', and 'unlawful behaviour committed for political reasons'.
AnsweredQoN 6510Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Western Australia Police
Crime Prevention Strategy 2011-2014
and I ask:
(a) can the Minister outline what are the diversionary activities, what support will be provided for families of at risk youth and what are the community programs referred to in the strategy;
(b) does the evidence-based approach to crime referred to in the strategy extend to prospective legislation;
(c) what is meant by ‘other emerging communities’ in the phrase ‘Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and other emerging communities’ in the strategy; and
(d) what is contemplated by the expression in the strategy relating to ‘unlawful behaviour committed for political reasons’?
Crime Prevention Strategy 2011-2014
and I ask:
(a) can the Minister outline what are the diversionary activities, what support will be provided for families of at risk youth and what are the community programs referred to in the strategy;
(b) does the evidence-based approach to crime referred to in the strategy extend to prospective legislation;
(c) what is meant by ‘other emerging communities’ in the phrase ‘Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and other emerging communities’ in the strategy; and
(d) what is contemplated by the expression in the strategy relating to ‘unlawful behaviour committed for political reasons’?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 December 2011
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
30 days
(a) The
WA Police Crime Prevention Strategy
is predicated on the fact that counselling, support and related youth services are best performed by specialist State and non-Government service providers. There are a very large number of such services in the community, managed by trained health and welfare professionals. The WA Police role with respect to these services is therefore to divert or link juvenile offenders coming to the attention of Police to these specialists, consistent with the intent of the Young Offenders Act.
(b) Crime prevention response considers a 'continuum' of strategies, ranging from 'primary/ whole of community' programs, through to 'tertiary/ post event' measures, such as offender rehabilitation. Legislation has the capacity to empower actions at various stages of this continuum.
(c) 'Emerging communities' refers to new groups within the broader community arriving under the humanitarian settlement program. These groups are distinquished from other 'CALD' populations as they may have particular needs by virtue of their recency to Western Australian shores.
(d) Pre-existing political tensions may follow new communities as they settle into Western Australia. For example, tensions between conflicting or neighbouring nations; or based on historical or ethnic social divides. WA Police has a key role in working with these communities to identify and address such social tensions wherever it may occur. This is also consistent with national approaches in maintaining social cohesion and the National Framework to Counter Violent Extremism through pro-active community engagement and prevention strategies.
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WA Police Crime Prevention Strategy
is predicated on the fact that counselling, support and related youth services are best performed by specialist State and non-Government service providers. There are a very large number of such services in the community, managed by trained health and welfare professionals. The WA Police role with respect to these services is therefore to divert or link juvenile offenders coming to the attention of Police to these specialists, consistent with the intent of the Young Offenders Act.
(b) Crime prevention response considers a 'continuum' of strategies, ranging from 'primary/ whole of community' programs, through to 'tertiary/ post event' measures, such as offender rehabilitation. Legislation has the capacity to empower actions at various stages of this continuum.
(c) 'Emerging communities' refers to new groups within the broader community arriving under the humanitarian settlement program. These groups are distinquished from other 'CALD' populations as they may have particular needs by virtue of their recency to Western Australian shores.
(d) Pre-existing political tensions may follow new communities as they settle into Western Australia. For example, tensions between conflicting or neighbouring nations; or based on historical or ethnic social divides. WA Police has a key role in working with these communities to identify and address such social tensions wherever it may occur. This is also consistent with national approaches in maintaining social cohesion and the National Framework to Counter Violent Extremism through pro-active community engagement and prevention strategies.
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