Photo: Safer Coonamble Group president Dennis Glover and his father Keith. IMAGE: River McCrossen
An interim report into regional youth crime has recommended that the NSW government prioritise locally-managed and delivered intervention programs for young people at risk of offending.
The report, released on 29 May by the Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety, probes the drivers of youth crime and made 19 recommendations including “sustained investment in targeted, place-based early intervention programs,” including for young women.
“Overwhelmingly, the evidence tells us that early intervention is the most effective way to prevent young people from engaging in criminal behaviour,” committee chair Edmond Atalla said in the report…