QATSICPP is the Child Protection and Youth Justice Peak Body for Queensland. Along with our 38 member organisations and partners, we are committed to creating safer communities by building strengthened partnerships with government, service providers and community organisations.
QATSICPP is deeply concerned about youth offending behaviours and the significant harm they
create in communities across Queensland. We welcome the opportunity to provide a submission to the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 (the Bill).
Alongside the Queensland Government we look to address the underlying causes of youth
offending, recognise and uphold the rights of victims, and effectively support children and young
people to make positive contributions to their communities. We recognise an urgent need to
implement support systems and timely interventions that will reduce recidivism rates for the small cohort of children and young people in contact with the youth justice system and therefore prevent the cycle of serious and repeat offending.
Our submission highlights our understanding and solutions drawn from insights gained during our ongoing system improvement and reform work in the child, youth and family sectors, where we have heard firsthand about the barriers and enablers to positive outcomes for children and young people who are offending or at risk of offending.
