More resources needed for rehabilitation in the juvenile justice system

03/09/2018

Advocacy

Today's Sydney Morning Herald features a report on violence and safety issues in the NSW Juvenile Justice system. In response, President Arthur Moses SC has called for more funding for rehabilitation and safety.

"A society is judged by how it treats its children. Detaining children should always be a last resort. However, when detention does occur as sometimes it must, we have a duty to ensure these centres are properly resourced so the focus is on rehabilitation, not punitive action, and the safety of both juveniles and staff," Mr Moses SC said.

The president also drew attention to the disproportionate number of young detainees in NSW who are Indigenous.