BANKSIA HILL DETENTION
CENTRE
346. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I
refer to the 2020 Inspection of Banksia Hill Detention Centre
report by the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services.
(1) What changes or improvements have been made at
Banksia Hill from 2017–2021 to focus on the rehabilitation of
offenders?
(2) What changes or improvements have been made at
Banksia Hill from 2017–2021 that have been specifically targeted
toward the rehabilitation of Aboriginal offenders?
(3) How many offenders were placed
at Banksia Hill in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020?
(4) How many of those referred to
in (3) were repeat offenders?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the
question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for
Corrective Services.
(1) Since 2017,
the introduction of a new program suite with a strong focus on through care and
rehabilitation has taken place. Since this
time the program portfolio at Banksia Hill has continued to expand services
such as the Army Cadets with the Australian Army, the Youth in Emergency
program with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, the Hip Hop program
with Banksia Beats Music Studio and Banksia Beans hospitality training. The
programs taught at Banksia Hill are intended to create educational and
vocational pathways. Student outcomes are accredited under the department's
registered training organisation, Auswest
Specialist Education and Training Services. Current programs taught comply with
RTO standards, are recognised nationally and align with the Australian
Core Skills Framework.
Banksia
Hill currently offers a range of courses, including the following: entry to
general education, which focuses
primarily on literacy and numeracy skills and assumes that participants have
little or no prior formal education; gaining access to training and
employment, GATE, which is a bridging preparatory course enabling learners to
extend their knowledge and skills in the general education field prior to
entering other vocational programs, employment or community participation; and
the certificate of general education for adults, which is designed to improve
adult literacy, basic maths and general education skills to access further study,
employment or to participate in the community. The CGEA is also delivered to
young people who have gaps in their educational background and is used in many
CARE schools. Youth Justice Psychological Services also provides a number of
evidence-based group interventions at BHDC, which addresses the criminogenic
needs of young people. Suitability for these programs are based on the young
person's rating on the youth level of service.
(2) In addition
to the above services, which are available to all young people in detention, a culturally
specific group substance use program ''Who's Ya Mob'' has
been introduced to the centre. This program continues to be facilitated. Since
2017 four Aboriginal welfare officers have been appointed.
(3)–(4) This answer is in
tabular form. I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Year
|
Distinct
Persons Received
|
Distinct
Persons Received With Previous Sentenced Stay
|
2017
|
794
|
135
|
2018
|
761
|
125
|
2019
|
748
|
115
|
2020
|
625
|
104
|