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Pasifika Youth Links Service is a program managed by Inala Youth Service (IYS), funded under the Safe Youth Safe Community Project, Young Offender Support Service from Justice Attorney General, QLD.
VISION: To restore HOPE & bring a positive CHANGE to the lives of our young people.
Presentation by Kalisi T Bese Program Manager, Pasifika YLS Young Offender Support Services (YOSS) Inala Youth Services Servicing the Logan and Inala areas.
Email: [email protected]
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Allowing the identities of repeat offenders to be published by the media. The publishing of first time offenders will continue to be prohibited.
A new offence for breach of bail.
Making all juvenile criminal histories available in adult courts to give a Magistrate or Judge a complete understanding of a defendant’s history Removing detention as a last resort to give the court more discretion during sentencing
Transferring juvenile offenders to adult correctional
centres when they reach 17 years of age if they have six or more months of their sentence remaining.
Criminal Justice System transactions and costs as individuals flow through the system; Supreme Court
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Court Youth $3,701 Adult $2,696
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$7,573
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Incarceration / day Youth $693 Adult $289
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Conference Youth $1,961 Adult $1,961 District Court
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$6,262
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Commnity Based Supervision/ day Youth $35 Adult $12
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Caution Youth $1,275 Adult $1,103 Magistrate Court
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$394 Childrens Court
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$672
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Conference $3,558 Criminology Research Grant 2012 - QLD
Community & Correctional Consultations
John Morrony Correctional Centre; Inmate Survey 2002 (20) Parramatta Correctional Centre; Inmate Survey 2009 (50) Talanoa Open Community Forum 2010 - PARRAMATTA NSW (250) Southern QLD Correctional Centre; Inmate Survey 2012 (40) Kids off the Streets Community Forum 2012 – Griffith University QLD (80) Logan Alive Community Forum 2012 – Multilink Community Service, Logan QLD (60) Woodridge State High School Forum 2012 – Logan QLD (50) What are Human Rights Forum 2012; Woodridge State High School (200) Pasifika Youth Justice Community Forum 2013 – Griffith University QLD
There appears to be key elements or trends which, both of these elements feed into predicted increase in the Pacific offending population in custody and community Orders.
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Youthfulness of the Pacific offenders Seriousness of the offences committed by the Pacific offenders
NSW Corrections Stats - 2009
Country of Origin
NZ Samoa Maori PNG
Numbers
191
Country of Origin
Tonga 86 75 Fiji Cook Is 6 Hawaii TOTAL = 560
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96 81 24 1
QLD Stats – Serco SQCC 08/2012
Survey with Inmates – Age: 18yrs to 25yrs – 70% Approximately have 40 Pacific Island inmates Education Level: Secondary – 90% Community Local: Logan – 60%
PYLS Stats – 01/2012 to 05/2014
Jan2012 - June2014 = 74 Age: 10yrs to 16yrs Reoffended – 6 Disengage - 5
List of Offences
Affray Aggravated Robbery Assault Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm - A. O. A. B. H Assault Police Armed Robbery with Offensive Weapon Break & Enter to Commit Serious Offence Common Assault Contravene AVO Domestic Violence Drive Whilst Disqualified Drug related offences Grievous Bodily Harm
Kidnapping & Abduction Life Endangering Acts Maliciously Destroy Property Manslaughter Possession of Prohibited Drug Possession of Shortened Firearms Rape & Attempted Rape Resist Arrest Robbery Robbery in Company Steal from Person Steal Motor Vehicle Supply Prohibited Drug Trafficking
TOUGH SENTENCING OPTIONS
Tough sentencing options doesn’t work
Early intervention - Parenting Skills - quality time as a family unit. Learning to communicate to each other positively and support each other
Practical Program - i.e.: Communication, Education, Sports, Music, Mentoring and Development Program
Restorative Justice Program; Youth Conferencing - JJ’s Intervention/ or Court Restorative
Culturally appropriate Programs in Custody and in the Community Initiative Program Support JJ’s, Pacific Offender Program, Pasifika Families Program
Funding Program for Service delivery on a LONG Term basis; with tangible and practical Outcomes.
PYLS - FUNCTIONS
Adventure Base Learning Camp Anger Replacement Therapy (A.R.T) Case Management Kids Off The Streets (KOTS) MANA Mentoring & Leadership Program MANA Pasifika Sports Program MANA Pasifika Creative Arts Program Pasifika Families with Purpose and Pride (PFPP) Support & Referral to other Services Community Awareness & Promotion 4EB Community Radio Collaborative approach Newsletters, Churches, Community Meetings, Forums and Events
Pasifika Youth Links Team: L-R Andrew Faavale, Valami Waqaliva, Kalisi Bese, Jimmy Noa.
VINAKA VAKALEVU Presentation by Kalisi T Bese Program Manager, Pasifika YLS/ IYS Young Offenders Support Services (YOSS) Inala Youth Services - Servicing the Logan and Inala areas.
12 Sittella Street, PO Box 141, INALA QLD 4077 Phone: 07 3372 2655/ Mobile: 0439 670 432 Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.iys.org.au/