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Ashley Theron Dept of Social Development

Presentation to the Justice Portfolio Committee on the implementation implications of the Child Justice Bill for the National & Provincial Departments of Social Development. February 2003. Ashley Theron Dept of Social Development. Scope of Presentation. Introduction & Background

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Ashley Theron Dept of Social Development

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  1. Presentation to the Justice Portfolio Committee on the implementation implications of the Child Justice Bill for the National & Provincial Departments of Social Development February 2003 Ashley Theron Dept of Social Development

  2. Scope of Presentation • Introduction & Background • Progress made • Statistics • Key DSD responsibilities: • Probation Services • Diversion • Children in detention • MTEF allocations • Challenges • Way forward

  3. Historical background • 1995: • Uncoordinated release of 2000 Children awaiting trial in prison/police cells to Places of Safety. Social Development could not handle number of children. • No secure care centres in South Africa • 1996: 80 social workers doing probation work • Diversions mostly done by Nicro:approx 3565 per year

  4. Progress made • Inter Ministerial Committee: - various pilots: one stop child justice centre, reception, assessment and referral centre, family group conferencing & life centres • R 33 million from RDP funds to provide for secure care centres in each province • Amended Child Care Act to include secure care • Training of , probation officers, social workers and child and youth care workers • Home based supervision programs for children awaiting trial

  5. Progress made • Personnel Admin Standards for probation officers and child and youth care workers • Professional Board for Probation Services; • Specific tertiary qualifications for probation officers and child and youth care workers • Probation Services Amendment Act, 35 of 2002 • Substantial increase in diversion programmes • Increase in no Probation Officers (including generic social workers rendering probation services: from 80 to 525 - practitioners only • Presentations made at DSD/Treasury 10X10 and Joint MinMEC meetings

  6. Progress made - Donor Funding • Appointment of assistant probation officers, • Increase no children awaiting trial in home based • supervision R5m • Support for the Integrated Justice System R3m • Services to child victims R1,5m • Establishment of Probation Services Board • and Standard Generation Body R0,83m • Training of Probation & Ass probation officers R1m • Children in detention: programs, services etc R6m • Minimum standards for diversion R1m • Training Family Group Conferencing & • Restorative Justice R0,8m • Running costs R1m Total: R20m

  7. Dept Soc Dev: Provincial breakdown: Children Awaiting Trial

  8. Comparison of July 2002 Stats Social Dev & Correctional Services: More children in DSD facilities

  9. Probation Service Current functions New functions • Assessment of child offenders including family finding; Pre-trial reports • Provide for diversion programs or conversion into children’s court inquiry • Investigate circumstances of an accused person • Pre-sentence reports, supervision of pre-trial and sentenced children • Assessment within48hours (already doing this at one stop youth justice centres and RAR) • Age estimation • Preliminary inquiry • Diversion ondifferent levels (provide programs on all levels)

  10. Probation Services: Reception, Assessment and Referral, and One-Stop Centres

  11. Diversion • Planned: • Min Standards • Data Base-maintain • Equal access / increase in diversion programs in urban & rural areas • Website • Monitoring of programs • Network of volunteers in nodal points to support diversion programs • Current situation: • UN Child Justice Project: Provincial Indabas held to encourage development of programs and audit • of programs) • Data Base

  12. Services and Programme per province (including Diversion)

  13. Western Cape: Services and Programs • Assistant Probation Officers (10) • Family Finding • Diversion Programs • Developmental Assessments • Crime Prevention Programs • Supervision services-PO • Home based supervision program (House Arrest) • Youth Empowerment Camps • 20 RAR Services

  14. Western Cape

  15. Mpumalanga: Services and Programs • Assistant Probation Officers (21) • Newly created Probation Officer posts • Family Finding • Diversion Programs (Dept & Nicro) • Family Group Conferencing • Developmental Assessments • Life Skills programmes • Drug & Alcohol Prevention Programs • Crime Prevention Programs • Supervision services • Monitoring of cases-home visits • Visits to SAPS & DCS Holding facilities

  16. Mpumalanga Province

  17. Limpopo : Services and Programs • Assistant Probation Officer (1) • Family Finding • Diversion Programs-Dept & Nicro • Developmental Assessments • Drug & Alcohol Prevention Programs • Crime Prevention Programs • Supervision services • Monitoring of cases • Visits to SAPS & DCS Holding facilities

  18. Limpopo Province

  19. Gauteng: Services and Programs • Probation Services • RAR services • Diversion programs • NGO Partnerships…continue • Nicro :- Diversion Programs-different • Youth for Christ:- Monitoring of CAT in DCS facilities; Life Skills; Spiritual & personal enrichment • Othandweni:- serve as guardians for children whose parents cannot be traced; res services for CAT; rehabilitation services; diversion services • Life Line:-Monitor Police cells

  20. Gauteng: Services and Programs • NGO Partnerships…continue • Dyambu Youth Dev Centre:- • Diversion (Sexual offender program& Breaking cycle of violence) • Occupational Therapy & Psych Services • Trauma Debriefing • Skills Training- program reg with Seta • Entrepreneurial skills • Linking children to resources after acquittal (e.g. employment agencies, education) • Assistant Probation Officer X1 Alexandra (pilot)

  21. KZN: Services and Programs • Pietermaritzburg Region • Probation Services: • RAR services • Diversion • Social Aux Worker seconded to DSC facility– family/ home finding, dev programs • Residential care programs: • Health & Therapeutic • Developmental assessments • Youth Justice forum

  22. KZN: Services and Programs • Durban Region • Probation Services: • RAR services • Diversion • Child & Youth Care Workers seconded to DSC facility:– • Action plan for Westville YDC • Training & Capacity building (Dev Assessment; VOM; FGC; Fam Pres; Rest Justice; • Residential care programs: • Health & Therapeutic; Abet; Poverty Red Program; Violence prevention • Developmental assessments

  23. KZN: Services and Programs • Midlands Region • Probation Services: • RAR services • Diversion programs • Visits to CAT in DCS facilities • Education & Life Skills Programs • NGO Partnerships: • Khulisa Ubuntu Workshop-train youth leaders as mentors • Planned appointments 55 POs

  24. N/Cape: Services and Programs • NGO Partnerships • Nicro :- Diversion Programs (YES, Journey, Pre- trial; FGC; Crime Prevention • NG Welsyn:- Diversion program (Youth in action) Parenting Skills program • Famsa:- School based life skills programs • Life Line:-Monitor Police cells • ACVV:- Diversion programs • MOO:- Diversion programs • People against misuse(P.A.M):- Crime prev & Early Intervention Programs • Nehemia Spiritual Group:- Recreational programs

  25. N/Cape: Services and Programs • Probation Services: • RAR services • Diversion programs • ADP Life Centre • Prof Foster Care • Residential care programs: • Health & Therapeutic • Developmental assessments • Vocational skills • Parental skills • VOM ( SW & CYCW)

  26. N/Cape: Services and Programs • NGO Partnerships

  27. N/Cape: Services and Programs Probation Services: Residential care programs:

  28. North West: Services and Programs • Probation Services: • RAR services • Diversion programs • Family Preservation Programs • Training & Capacity building (Dev Assessment; VOM; FGC; Fam Pres; Rest Justice) • House Arrest Program- Lichtenburg • Residential care programs: • Health & Therapeutic • Developmental assessments

  29. N/West: Services and Programs • NGO Partnerships • Nicro :- Diversion Programs (YES, Journey, Pre- trial; FGC; Crime Prevention) • SAVF:- Life Skills programs • Teenagers Against Drug Abuse (TADA) Programs

  30. North West Province

  31. Free State: Services and Programs • Probation Services: • RAR services • Diversion programs • Developmental assessments • Residential care programs: • Health & Therapeutic • Developmental assessments & IDP’s • Life Skills • Recreational • Skills Development

  32. Free State: Services and Programs • NGO Partnerships • Nicro :- • Diversion Programs (YES, Journey, Pre- trial; FGC; Crime Prevention) • Assessments

  33. Free State

  34. E/Cape: Services and Programs • NGO Partnerships • Nicro :- Diversion Programs (YES, Journey, Pre- trial Comm Service; FGC; Say Stop; Community Service Orders; VOM • Nicro: Training of service providers in VOM • One Stop Youth Justice Centre • Relocation to Nerina House POS • Services: • RAR services • Probation services • Community Crime prevention programs • School based Parenting skills programs

  35. E/Cape: Services and Programs • Probation Services: • RAR services • Diversion programs • Pres Awards-Choices • Home Supervision Program- Engcobo • Residential care programs: • Health & Therapeutic • Developmental assessments • Life skills • Parental skills • Comm Based Programmes • Art

  36. E/Cape: Services and Programs • DCS Residential care programs: • Secondment of CYCW to St Albans • Family finding • Monitoring CAT • Dev Programs • Assistant Probation Officers x9

  37. Personnel: Assistant Probation officers

  38. Province Total 2002 2,046 2003 2,412 2004 2,826 2005 3,145 Children in detention Current and New function • Provide secure care facilities and places of safety and detention for children awaiting trail Total number of places to be provided for MTEF Period

  39. TYPE OF CENTRES

  40. NUMBER OF CAT IN DSD CENTRES

  41. Children in detention • Manager to ensure: • Training staff in places of safety, secure care and youth development facilities • Projects and services to children in detention • Monitoring of children awaiting trial • Inter-sectoral projects • Coordination of all secure care related business

  42. Budget Estimates for YJ processes

  43. Total Total Total Total 2002 0 50,475 30,937 525 2003 673 76,550 55,174 64,320 2004 760 73,414 69,461 105,543 2005 835 79,046 81,855 136,436 Implementation implications for Social Development over MTEF period Nr of Probation officers Increase in assessments Preliminary inquiries Increase in diversions

  44. Total Total 2003 52,827 2004 2,766 85,342 2005 115,979 TOTAL 6,334 254,148 Financial implications for Social Development over MTEF period 1,758 1,810 National Department Provincial Departments

  45. Challenges • Channelling of Provincial MTEF allocations • Sufficient innovative diversion programmes and services to cover both rural and urban areas • Monitoring and implementation strategies at provincial level • Well trained inter-sectoral teams at all levels • Proper information management systems

  46. Way Forward • Formalise inter-departmental Service Level Agreements • Implement Amendments to Probation Services Bill • Strengthen Inter-Sectoral Committee on Child Justice • Roll-out: Home based supervision program • Appointment of probation and assistant probation officers

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