Doing Time - Time for Doing - Indigenous youth in the criminal justice system

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June 2011

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Preliminary pages	(PDF 51KB)

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 24KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report

Chapter 2 Indigenous youth and the criminal justice system: an overview	(PDF 95KB)
The critical need for early intervention High rates of offending and disadvantage Social norms and family dysfunction Connection to community and culture Health Education Employment Accommodation Overrepresentation and Closing the Gap The need for justice targets The National Indigenous Law and Justice Framework National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children National Framework for Protecting Australia s Children State and Territory Indigenous justice agreements The Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Victoria Western Australia South Australia Queensland Committee comment

Chapter 3 The role of positive social norms	(PDF 458KB)
What are social norms? Intergenerational dysfunction Victimisation Indigenous Family Safety Agenda Committee comment Community development of positive social norms Supporting families and communities Parenting skills Commonwealth Government programs supporting Indigenous families and communities Queensland Family Responsibilities Commission New South Wales Intensive Supervision Program Committee comment Mentors and role models Committee comment The role of sport Committee comment Identification issues Safe accommodation Out-of-home care Commonwealth Government support for accommodation for Indigenous youth at risk Committee comment

Chapter 4 The link between health and the criminal justice system	(PDF 441KB)
Alcohol and substance abuse Alcohol reforms Committee comment Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder FASD in Australia FASD and the criminal justice system FASD Intervention and support Committee comment Mental health and emotional wellbeing Healing and culture Committee comment Hearing loss Committee comment Early intervention on health Committee comment Holistic health care in detention and post-release Committee comment

Chapter 5 Improving education for Indigenous youth	(PDF 605KB)
Funding for Indigenous education Indigenous Education Action Plan Committee comment Indigenous Australians and the education system Strategies for Engagement - Both Ways/Two Ways Indigenous community engagement Committee comment School readiness School attendance Initiatives to increase school attendance After school activities Sporting programs Queensland Family Responsibilities Commission Committee comment Teaching Committee comment

Chapter 6 Improving the effectiveness of transitioning from education to the workforce	(PDF 432KB)
Government initiatives Commonwealth Government and COAG State and Territory governments Queensland New South Wales Victoria Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Local and NGO employment initiatives Committee comment Obstacles to employment Education Apprenticeships and Traineeships Committee comment Work readiness and practical training BoysTown Rio Tinto Driver licences Committee comment Availability of employment Mining and tourism sectors Education and Government service sectors Police services Australian Defence Force Committee comment

Chapter 7 The criminal justice system	(PDF 657KB)
The point of first contact Police relations Over-policing Diversion by police Committee comment Language barriers Committee comment Legal representation Committee comment Indigenous youth and the courts Sentencing culture Implications of sentencing culture Bail laws Accommodation options for Indigenous youth on bail Committee comment Driver licensing offences Committee comment Court alternatives Conferencing Indigenous Sentencing Courts Drug and Alcohol Courts Committee comment Indigenous youth in custody Recidivism and rehabilitation In-custody education and training Transitioning needs and post-release support Committee comment

Chapter 8 Government policy and coordination	(PDF 626KB)
Policy framework targeting the gaps Expenditure and progress Monitoring and evaluation Committee comment Mapping offending and data gaps Committee comment Policy gaps Indigenous engagement and representation Indigenous law and justice advisory body Committee comment Indigenous representation in the Parliament Committee comment Service delivery model Criticism of government agency silos The need for coordination Collaborative approaches New South Wales Drug Court Family Responsibilities Commission Committee comment Indigenous delivered services Night Patrol Ipswich Community Justice Group Balunu Healing Camp, Darwin Grannies Groups Committee comment Integrating the service approach New Zealand model of service delivery Pooled and sustained funding Justice reinvestment Committee comment

Appendix A List of submissions	(PDF 100KB)

Appendix B List of hearings, witnesses and inspections	(PDF 165KB)

Appendix C List of exhibits	(PDF 132KB)