Youth Justice Strategic Plan 2020-2030

The Youth Justice Strategic Plan reflects our 10-year vision for how we will deliver a leading youth justice system in Victoria.  It is the roadmap for our ongoing commitment to reforming the Youth Justice system, anchored by the landmark Armytage and Ogloff Youth Justice Review and Strategy.

In the strategic plan you can read:

• minister's foreword
• the challenges and opportunities
• the way forward
  • Improving diversion and supporting early intervention and crime prevention
    • Furthering Aboriginal self determination and addressing overrepresentation
    • Delivering age-appropriate responses for 10 to 14 year olds
  • Reducing reoffending and promoting community safety by supporting children and young people to turn their lives around
    • Delivering a gender-responsive system for girls and young women
    • Supporting LGBTIQ children and young people
  • Strengthening partnerships with children and young people, families and all services and professionals who support their rehabilitation and positive development
    • Delivering culturally appropriate interventions and supports to address the overrepresentation of cultural groups in Youth Justice
    • Supporting children and young people with a child protection background
    • Delivering restorative interventions that recognise the harm caused to victims
  • Investing in a skilled, safe and stable Youth Justice system and safe systems of work 
    • Strengthening the dual-track system
• how we will work together to realise the vision