New programs aimed at reducing youth crime will be rolled out in Katherine from Monday.
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The multi-pronged strategy is squarely aimed at children from 8-17 years of age.
Residents have long complained at what they call a revolving-door justice system where young offenders are caught by police but just as quickly released under current justice laws.
The NT Government said youth who pose a serious safety risk for Territorians will still face detention.
Responsibility for the youth crime crackdown has been handed over to non-government organisations such as the Kalano Community Association, Jesuit Social Services, Save the Children and the Australian Childhood Foundation.
Police, the courts, Territory Families and Education Department are also key to the new strategy.
Kalano will receive $300,000 a year over the next five years to deliver youth diversion programs.
Youth diversion in the NT allows police and the courts to divert young people from 10-17 away from the criminal youth justice system.
Kalano will develop community youth diversion programs in Katherine, Beswick, Barunga, and Mataranka.
The programs will be led by Aboriginal leaders who will determine what actions young offenders will undertake to repair the harm that they have caused to the community.
Restorative actions may include housing repairs, mechanical repairs, maintenance and essential services. These programs will be operational in October.
From Monday, the Back on Track programs will begin which include youth wilderness camps, victim conferencing, early intervention and prevention programs for children under the age of criminal responsibility, and VET programs.
The NT Government has provided $5m for rolling out Back on Track across the Territory.
The numbers to be involved in either program are not clear.
When it launched Back on Track earlier in the year, the government said it was intended to "engage" up to 60 young Territorians in the 14-17 years age group across the NT each year.
For the 8-13 years age group, again across the NT, the number given was 25.
Katherine Times has asked for further explanation.
The youth camps will partner with Operation Flinders, based around treks in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.
Back on Track delivers programs which the government says have proven to stop offenders committing more crime.
It includes increased youth justice conferencing where courts order offenders to sit before victims and face up to the impacts of their actions.
Under the program, youth offenders in Katherine will be offered victim-offender conferences, which may include writing an apology letter or participating in intensive family support.
Territory Families Minister Dale Wakefield said: "The Government has the most extensive suite of measures to address the issue of young offenders ever seen in the Territory.
"Through our new Back on Track program as well as funding for community youth diversion programs, we are investing in local solutions and breaking the cycle of youth crime that has gone on for too long."
Katherine MLA Sandra Nelson said: "We are giving young people in Katherine and surrounding areas the opportunity to repair the harm that they have caused, as well as give them education and training pathways so that they can become productive members of our community."
Kalano Community Association chief executive Bill Headley said: "Kalano is committed to supporting young people and the community in Katherine.
"One mistake doesn't define a young person's entire life as it's in the best interests of the young person, their family and the community that they are diverted away from the criminal justice system and supported into education, training and provided with the opportunity to work with their victims.
"Kalano is excited about the partnership with the Government to deliver youth diversion, as this will complement our existing commitments to deliver after-hours youth outreach and establish the Katherine Children and Family Centre."
Deputy Opposition leader Lia Finocchiaro said: "It is absolutely unacceptable to have a government who in three years of being in power has done so little for such an important town."
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