Youth Issues: Police Policies & Patrol Interaction

Youth Justice – how are we doing?

Over-representation of Māori

Overview of YCAP Three over arching Strategies: Partnering with communities Reducing Escalation Early and Sustainable Exits Three Building Blocks: Governance Workforce Thirty practical Actions

Strategy 1: Partner with communities local solutions based on an understanding of local issues and informed by “what works” improving how agencies work together with their community

Strategy 2: Reduce escalation: Reducing the flow through the youth justice system by: improving integration between agencies and NGOs intervening in youth offending earlier, focussing on Māori children and young people and their whānau

Strategy 3: Early and sustainable exits Stop repeat business

Building Block 1: Governance Central cross agency group, New YCAP Implementation Group, Maori representation on Ministerial advisory group

Building Block 2: Workforce A collaborative approach to training Focus on core components of our work and cultural competency

Building Block 3: Information Sharing Pool what we know, to paint a better picture of how effective we are

Patrol Interaction: How can you help?