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Irish Youth Justice Conference

Irish Youth Justice Conference. Brian Dack Assistant Director. Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform. Police Service (An Garda Síochána). The Courts Service. Irish Prison Service. Probation, Prisons Policy Division. Police Service (An Garda Síochána). Offender Assessment .

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Irish Youth Justice Conference

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  1. Irish Youth Justice Conference Brian Dack Assistant Director

  2. Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform Police Service (An Garda Síochána) The Courts Service Irish Prison Service Probation, Prisons Policy Division Police Service (An Garda Síochána) Offender Assessment Prisoners, Risk & Resettlement Offender Supervision The Courts Service Sex Offenders Multi Agency Group (Homelessness) Management of Offenders Cosc Young Persons Probation Community Services Office of the Minister for Children Community Service Orders Irish Youth Justice Service Community Projects / Voluntary Sector

  3. Some Principles of Children Act • Criminal proceedings not to be used for care and protection • Education, training, employment • Relationships between children/parents/families • Enabling parents • Children residing in own homes

  4. Other Principles (contd.) • Detention as last resort • Consideration of a child’s age and level of maturity. • Due regard for interest of victims

  5. Community Sanctions and other orders Residential Supervision Training or Activities Intensive Supervision Day Centre Mentor Order Suitable Person Restriction of movement Dual Order (Probation & restriction or Day centre & restriction) Community Service (16<18) Detention and Supervision Parental Supervision

  6. Evidenced - Based Practice • Evidence-based principles form the basis of effective supervision (risk/need) • Organisational development is required • Collaboration with stakeholders is essential

  7. Risk/Need Assessments • Education/employment • Peer relations • Substance abuse • Personality/behaviour • Attitudes/orientation • Leisure/recreation • Prior/current offences

  8. Setting up Young Persons Probation • Planning/projecting/costs • Family Conferencing Training • Community Sanctions infrastructure • Dedicated hubs • Specialist staff training

  9. Community Projects (20 YPP) • Education and Training • Mentoring • Addiction and counselling services • Day Centres • Outreach • Adventure Sports

  10. Mentoring • Le Cheile Mentoring • National • Offender and Parent Mentoring • Pro-social modelling • Volunteers • Training and Support

  11. Mentoring Statistics 2009

  12. Young Persons Probation Statistics 2008 Pre-sanction reports 958 Supervision Orders 725 Family Conference referrals 35

  13. Attendance at Funded Projects • 2008 – daily average – 115 young people • 2009 – daily average – 217 young people

  14. Challenges • Too many community sanctions. • Develop an integrated joint up approach with partners at policy/operational level. • Strengthen & develop evidence based practice to enhance effective assessment and supervision of young people. • Continue to be innovative in our response to working with young people in the current economic climate. • To develop a multi agency response to youth offending in collaboration with all agencies working in the Youth Justice area.

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