Introduction

The suite of measures announced by the Queensland Government to further protect community safety and tackle the complex causes of youth crime is truly comprehensive.  I believe it has everything we need to address the problem.

It is a package of integrated reforms that will give the police and the courts the tools they need to keep us safe. 

It includes changes to laws, increased police resources, more programs to break the cycle of offending, and more investment in community safety.  Many people across many government departments worked long and hard for about a year to get this package completed.

These problems won’t be solved quickly: some of these reforms will take months or years before we can see their full effect.  But I am convinced we now have all the right steps in place to get us there.

Thank you to all the people who have written to me and spoken to me about the need to address crime and youth offending: we have listened to what you have said.  You can say you have played a part in making things better.

Latest News: Early signs that community safety reforms are working

Under Operation Victor Unison, a roll out of high visibility police patrols across Queensland, we have seen:

• 600 young people charged with 1,200 offences.
• 700 offenders charged with breach of bail.
• 8,500 bail decisions reviewed by police prosecutors. 80% of reviews have been successful on appeal or resulted in a withdrawal of an application for bail.
• Co-responder teams in Rockhampton, Cairns and Townsville have engaged with 106,000 people including 50,000 young people.

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