“The cheapest way of stopping kids getting into trouble … is to work with families and the kids themselves when they’re young,” said Professor Ross Homel AO.
Youth crime has become a key battleground issue ahead of October’s Queensland election after months of rhetoric about a rise in juvenile offences.
“The cheapest way of stopping kids getting into trouble and also exhibiting mental health problems and a whole range of other negative outcomes, is to work with families and the kids themselves when they’re young,” he says. “The workforce crisis looks like not enough people attracted in the first place and people leaving or moving between centres to get more money,” says Ms Thorpe, who is also a spokeswoman for Mindaroo Foundation campaign“The economic, social and neuroscience evidence is this is the most important place to invest and yet we pay staff in this area the least.”
However, the latest data reportedly suggests the Queensland government’s youth justice policy is making inroads.
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