hoped that a range of early intervention initiatives of a justice reinvestment nature will flow as a result of this summit. Nationally it is apparent that community campaigns and interest for justice reinvestment are gathering momentum at the state and territory level. Campaigns such as the Making Justice in the Northern Territory; the in Victoria and the Work Campaign Smart Justice Project recent introduction in New South Wales of the Justice Reinvestment Campaign for Aboriginal young people and the early intervention program Youth on Track, are examples of States implementing justice reinvestment strategies The ACT has also considered creating a pilot project around a justice reinvestment model. The Queensland Government is encouraged to identify and implement strategic Justice Reinvestment strategies, along with a cost benefit analysis criteria to evaluate the long term impact and the effectiveness of such strategies. Conclusion Justice reinvestment is not just about reforming the criminal justice system but trying to prevent people from getting there in the first place. Justice reinvestment asks the question: is imprisonment good value for money? The simple answer is that it is not. intervention initiatives and investing in programmes to prevent crime in communities that have high rates of criminal convictions, imprisonment and recidivism may be a better use of valuable taxpayer funds than the spending of funds on the criminal justice system including the courts and prisons. The Anti-Discrimination Commission thanks the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee for the opportunity to make this submission.
hoped that a range of early intervention initiatives of a justice reinvestment nature will flow as a result of this summit. Nationally it is apparent that community campaigns and interest for justice reinvestment are gathering momentum at the state and territory level. Campaigns such as the Making Justice Work Campaign in the Northern Territory; the Smart Justice Project in Victoria and the recent introduction in New South Wales of the Justice Reinvestment Campaign for Aboriginal young people and the early intervention program Youth on Track, are examples of States implementing justice reinvestment strategies The ACT has also considered creating a pilot project around a justice reinvestment model. The Queensland Government is encouraged to identify and implement strategic Justice Reinvestment strategies, along with a cost benefit analysis criteria to evaluate the long term impact and the effectiveness of such strategies. Conclusion Justice reinvestment is not just about reforming the criminal justice system but trying to prevent people from getting there in the first place. Justice reinvestment asks the question: is imprisonment good value for money? The simple answer is that it is not. intervention initiatives and investing in programmes to prevent crime in communities that have high rates of criminal convictions, imprisonment and recidivism may be a better use of valuable taxpayer funds than the spending of funds on the criminal justice system including the courts and prisons. The Anti-Discrimination Commission thanks the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee for the opportunity to make this submission.
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