Days after pushing through controversial youth justice laws, politicians will meet with former top appeals judge who had written open letter.
In an open letter, McMurdo said reoffending rates increased for children who were placed in youth detention centres, and prevention, early intervention and rehabilitation in the community are the best ways to combat recidivism.
“There is no need to abandon long-established youth justice principles and lock them up in watch houses,” McMurdo said in the letter published by News Corp. “For the sake of our victims, our troubled young people and all Queensland taxpayers, I implore the premier and the leader of the opposition to abandon the madness of the current law and order youth justice action.”
“We are investing in rehabilitation, we are investing in community programs, we are investing in intervention and prevention, and those programs are working.“So it’s not fair to say that we aren’t focused on that, but what we also have is a group of violent repeat offenders who police are concerned are a safety risk to the community.”
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