Queensland needs youth rehab services to keep children out of detention and away from crime, expert says
ABCWhat if there was a cheap and effective way to reduce youth crime without locking kids up? Key points: "Peter" sent his grandson "Alex" to the ACT to attend a residential rehabilitation program Alex says he could not have quit drugs without the treatment Criminologist Ross Homel says rehab programs are far superior to youth detention One young Queenslander believes there is — and experts in the field agree with him. Detention 'making bad people worse' Griffith University criminologist Ross Homel said youth rehab programs were cost-effective for the public purse. "We've been seeing young people from Queensland in our ACT and New South Wales services for about two decades," he said. "Having treatment located in Queensland allows young people from all over Queensland to be helped and supported in Queensland … and makes the community safer," Mr Noffs said.
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