Earlier
this week ABC TV's 7.30 Report ran a story on Mission Australia's
Pasifika - a successful juvenile justice program our organisation ran
in south west Sydney until recently.
Every day across Australia
around 1,000 young people are held in detention. With state governments
increasingly imposing tougher bail on young offenders detention numbers
are at a four year high and costs are spiralling. Pasifika shows how
the problem can be solved for a fraction of the price.
To view the full 7.30 Report story,
please click here.