Early Intervention, Youth Crime & Families Strategy
The Australian Government recognises the importance of adopting an 'early intervention' approach to crime prevention. Research shows that focusing on prevention and early intervention is more effective in the long-term than responses that may resolve only immediate crises. Early intervention involves intervening at critical points in a young person's development and attempting to ensure that they are given the maximum opportunity to lead productive and law abiding lives. The Government sees young people as the future of Australia and is demonstrating its commitment to early intervention by supporting a large number of early intervention initiatives.
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The development of national competency training standards and training resource materials for crime prevention practitioners is an important step in achieving a sustainable reduction in crime in our community
The Commonwealth Government is dedicated to working with grass roots Indigenous organisations to achieve innovative solutions and promote effective communication among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The Commonwealth Government, through the National Crime Prevention Programme, is commissioning a national profile and a literature review on mentoring programmes for young offenders. The profiling will include an analysis of the factors that contribute to the successful operation of mentoring programmes and it is expected that the literature review will detail evaluations of established programmes both nationally and internationally.
Children of prisoners across Australia now have the opportunity to develop a more meaningful relationship with their imprisoned parent as a result of a parenting programme funded under the Commonwealth Government's National Crime Prevention Programme.
The National Crime Prevention Program has committed $593,000 to the Redfern/Waterloo Pathways to Prevention project over two years. This early intervention initiative, to be implemented in partnership with the NSW Attorney-General's Department, is aimed at ensuring appropriate community support for children and their families through the early years of development and transition.
