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Today was not a day to celebrate for people and organisations who care about the rights of children, want government to prioritise community safety and care about the rights of all victims, including children. The David Crisafulli MP government won the election in October on the basis of a promise to improve community safety. They have also promised to be a mature government, and one that listens. With this comes a responsibility to act on the evidence of what works to keep the community safe. Increasing the rates of detention of children in Queensland will not make the community safer. Each night Queensland already detains more children than any other jurisdiction, and we know the more contact children have with the criminal justice system the more likely they are to re-offend. Of the children who are sentenced to detention, 80% will be back in contact with the system within 12 months. We're urging the David Crisafulli MP government to urgently focus to the parts of their policy that will make a meaningful difference - early intervention, diversion and rehabilitation. I was proud to stand in solidarity with our Youth Justice Peak Queensland Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak Ltd CEO Garth Morgan Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) Commissioner Natalie Lewis Queensland Human Rights Commission Commissioner Scott McDougall Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC) CEO and Chair Katherine Hayes and Damien Atkinson, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD) Ltd Graham White 54 reasons Mena Waller and Sisters Inside Debbie Kilroy
Thanks for your ongoing advocacy on this issue.
David Crisafulli MP , don’t punish children for the failures of our housing, education and social services systems. Children are our future. Give them and their families the support they need to grow into productive members of the community. That’s how to keep the community safe
They really need to look at the whole situation rather than a band aid to follow up on campaign promises. I didn’t understand until I was shown from your organisation that this applies to children as young as 10. I hope that there is some consideration given to the young children. It’s not a fix all for people that are between 10-18 instead of paying big consultanting to look into the olympics maybe send some funds your way for impact assessments!
Agree no celebrating insane laws that show no solutions for problems.
Try early identification of adhd if we really want to reduce dv!
ONE WORD REHABILITATION
A very sad day for our most vulnerable children here in Queensland.
For the past two decades successive Queensland governments have ignored awarded community-based early age intervention programs in favour of their own solutions! #selfpromotion #electioneering
Couldn't agree more. Let the evidence speak
Home2own - Stop renting and start living!
2moAimee McVeigh I can totally see you are right on this one. What is the right way to go then? Vulnerable older people are being targeted especially by young urban groups!