Option Alignment with Strategic Objectives Benefits Social Costs / Disadvantages model from first principles, which would and after detention Option 4: be a significant undertaking DHHS could provide community access Two This option allows DHHS to focus on the to facilities such as a gym ‘Purpose- specific needs of young people by DHHS would have access to a broader pool Built’ Secure providing access to a broader range of of appropriately skilled youth workers in Detention services. However, the services on offer Hobart and Launceston Facilities may not be consistent across both sites Potential reduction of recidivism This option provides the most direct Economic benefits of current employees The connections with young people’s families contributing in alternative employment, scope of and communities and employment of new staff services DHHS could also redefine how it works with other agencies across government to This option has the potential to within deliver services for young people in exacerbate unintended isolation for local detention, given it will have access to smaller cohorts unless this is carefully agencies and service providers in managed e.g. very young children, girls Tasmania’s two largest population centres This option could potentially further will be Opportunity to provide support to compound the current issues around critical maintain pro-social pathways that may the scalability of high-cost, fixed assets to the commence before detention (e.g. servicing the needs of a small number success community service order work, sport, of at-risk children and young people of this study, work) and could continue while in A new facility based in an urban area option detention would not be able to provide the range New of outdoor recreational and vocational secure This option could increase young activities that could be delivered (but facilities people’s links to the community if they are not currently on offer) at Deloraine meet the can access additional services while in Social costs of unemployment, as detention and maintain key Deloraine staff are unlikely to all find relationships after release new jobs objective Locations in Hobart and Launceston DHHS would increase young people’s access to would family, community, services, education, be able recreation and legal representation to A broader range of therapeutic options refine is available with this option its DHHS could deliver an effective model, as young people would have the opportunity to build and maintain key relationships with service providers during
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