1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: More details and what these military style academies will look 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: like as like as part of the Crime Package update yesterday. 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: So we've got a new declaration for young offenders. Youth 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: court judge will have the power to send people off 5 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: to an academy. The Minister for Children, Karen chawles with 6 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 1: us good morning. Way, as far as these new laws 7 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: are concerned for these youth offenders, does a judge have 8 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: to or is it discretionary? 9 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: It's still the discretion of the judge our job. We 10 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 2: cannot make judges do things, but what we can do 11 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 2: is send a very clear message to the judiciary that 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 2: the public have had enough. They're sick of the crime 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,599 Speaker 2: that's going on in the communities, and they're sick of 14 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: the victims that are suffering in our communities. 15 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: Most people would agree with that. Do you think the judges, 16 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: though broadly speaking, are on board with this or not. 17 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 2: Well, I'm hoping when they see that we've created a 18 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 2: program that will give these young people a lot more 19 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: hope coming out than when they went in. That will 20 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 2: give the judges an incentive to actually use this sentencing power. 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: This will be one of the problems with the program. 22 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: It's still too small, and by the time they start 23 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: sentencing all these kids into these programs, they're not going 24 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: to be able to cope. 25 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: So the pilot program is a small program because we 26 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: have to run it under the current legislation. Once the 27 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 2: YSO legislation goes through, we'll be ready to ramp that 28 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 2: program up. But until then, we have to run a 29 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 2: program under the current legislation. 30 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: And everything you know about what you're going to be 31 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: introducing in this program, how confident are you that it 32 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: will actually turn some younger lives around. 33 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 2: I'm actually really certain that this will make a real 34 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 2: difference in these young people's lives. That's what I came 35 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 2: here for. If it wasn't going to I wouldn't do it. 36 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 2: I have every confidence that this will give these young 37 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: people some hope for a better future. 38 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: Well I hope so. Karen saw the Children's Minister For. 39 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 2: More from the mic Asking Breakfast. 40 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: Listen live to news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, 41 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.