Monday 14 May 2018
Aboriginal elders calling for NSW Berejiklian Government to commit to expanding the youth Koori court program
The Guardian, 7 May 2018:
Aboriginal
elders have called for the NSW government to commit to expanding the youth
Koori court program after an evaluation found it halved the amount of time
young people spent in detention. The court began as a pilot project at
Parramatta children’s court in February 2015 but has not received ongoing
funding. A University of Western Sydney evaluation has found it cut the average
number of days spent in youth detention, as well as helping address underlying
issues such as unstable accommodation, lack of engagement in education and employment, and disconnection from Aboriginal
culture. Elders said it reached children who had little family
support and were isolated from the community.
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