RT Article
T1 The case for small-scale, community-integrated, therapeutic facilities: Utility and feasibility for policy transfer to the Victorian youth justice system
JF Journal of criminology
VO 57
IS 1
SP 100
OP 120
A1 Oostermeijer, Sanne
A2 Souverein, Fleur
A2 Popma, Arne
A2 Ross, Stuart
A2 Johns, Diana
A2 van Domburgh, Lieke
A2 Mulder, Eva
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1888224479
AB Several jurisdictions around the world have recognised that meaningful youth justice reform is more likely to be achieved when moving away from the reliance on large-scale conventional youth justice detention institutions. Small-scale, community-integrated, therapeutic facilities (referred to as “community-integrated facilities”) are more likely to provide an opportunity to facilitate systemic reforms that are necessary to improve outcomes for justice-involved young people, reduce institutional violence, and ultimately improve public safety. Based on recent reforms in the Netherlands, this article aims to describe the potential benefits and feasibility of implementing community-integrated facilities with a specific focus on Victoria, Australia. We will do so by considering the key operational elements and facilitators to implementation as identified previously in an evaluation of the Dutch reforms. While this article involves a single specific context, as a case study it may nevertheless illuminate implications for other jurisdictions considering similar policy transfer activities.
K1 youth recidivism
K1 youth detention
K1 Policy transfer
K1 Juvenile Justice
K1 interpretive policy analysis
K1 Dialogue
K1 Correctional facilities
DO 10.1177/26338076231193503