Koori pre and post release program

• Reach:

  VIC

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The Koori pre and post release program is implemented through three components:

• Koori Statewide Coordinator
• Koori Intensive Support Practitioners
• delivery of cultural programs in the youth justice custodial centres.

The Koori Statewide Coordinator provides coordination across the youth justice program, to ensure that effective pre and post release services to young Aboriginal people in custody in Victoria are in place, as part of pre release planning.

The Koori Intensive Support Practitioner (post release) is a specialist role, and provides intensive and innovative culturally based case-management support to young Aboriginal people being released from youth justice custodial centres.

The delivery of cultural programs is tailored to meet the requirements of the demographics of each centre.

Department of Human Services, Victoria, abstract

Contacts

Program Adviser
Koori Justice Program
Youth Services and Youth Justice Branch
Ph: (03) 9096 8839

Related publications

Koori youth justice (2009)

Victorian Department of Human Services

The Koori youth justice factsheet, produced by the Victorian Department of Human Services, provides information on youth justice programs designed for Koori people in Victoria. The factsheet includes details on:

• the Koori youth justice program
• the Koori intensive bail support program
• the Koori early school leavers and youth education program
• the Koori pre and post release program
• the Yannabil youth justice Koori visitors program
• the health and safety of young people in custody
• Aboriginal cultural support plans
• the role of youth justice units
• the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement
• training and future directions.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Links
• View publication: Koori youth justice (PDF - 44.0 KB)
• View information: Youth Justice Koori Programs
• View website: Victorian Department of Human Services

Links

• View information: Koori youth justice programs
• View website: Department of Human Services, Victoria