Could assessment centres for youth offenders reduce incarceration and recidivism? The former head of corrective services thinks so.
Mr Hamburger highlighted that many of the children who were charged with offences, come from disadvantaged backgrounds, have foetal alcohol syndrome, intellectual impairments, or have been subjected to neglect and abuse as a child.
"That plan will be taken to the magistrate with the child and with any family or whoever is involved with the child in the court would then have a few options," he said.
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