Diversionary Programs
Wunan Foundation this week welcomed 10 new participants into the Still on Track E-Scooter Program, a hands-on initiative combining welding, mentorship, and electric scooter assembly.
The Justice Reform Initiative has slammed the Northern Territory government's latest amendments to youth justice laws as "a dangerous and regressive step which will drastically escalate children's inc...
Off the back of the Northern Territory government reclassifying 13 offences—including "assaulting police" and driving stolen vehicles—as "serious offences" under the Youth Justice Regulati...
Indigenous-led youth advocacy group Children's Ground has raised the alarm about the Northern Territory Government's latest amendments to the NT's Youth Justice Regulations.
Indigenous justice advocates have expressed alarm at the NT Government's decision to reduce the availability of youth diversion programs which aim to steer young people away from prison and into rehab...
The Northern Territory's largest Indigenous legal organisation says whichever party wins the upcoming election needs to prioritise diversionary options in order to reduce the NT's reliance on prisons.
More culturally appropriate responsive diversion programs are needed to help steer children away from incarceration, a new report from the University of Queensland has found.
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