Thursday, September 15, 2005

[Australia] Juvenile justice system runs wild / Sydney Morning Herald, 15 Sep 2005

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Johnathan Pearlman
"A government department set up 14 years ago to rehabilitate juvenile criminals has never recorded reoffending rates and is unable to measure the success of its detention centres and educational activities, a report by the NSW Audit Office says.
The Auditor-General, Bob Sendt, said the Department of Juvenile Justice had failed to monitor its own performance or collect information to assist the long-term management of offenders. 'After 14 years I would have thought they would have made more effort,' he said."
PDF - Managing and Measuring Success: Department of Juvenile Justice - http://digbig.com/4epmp