POLICE
— OPERATION REGIONAL SHIELD
246. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the minister's
response to question without notice 196.
(1) How many
arrests have been made in relation to Operation Regional Shield?
(2) In what circumstances are juveniles identified as
at-risk normally referred to the Department of Communities?
(3) In relation
to the 322 at-risk juveniles identified in (2) of question without notice 196,
on what basis were the 40 identified as requiring referral to the Department of
Communities selected?
(4) Were attempts made to refer any of the remaining
282 at-risk juveniles to the Department of Communities; and, if no, why
not?
Hon
SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question. I answer on behalf of the minister representing
the Minister for Police. The following information has been provided by the
Minister for Police.
(1) There have been 66.
(2) Where police have concerns for the ongoing safety
or wellbeing of juveniles, the Department of Communities is formally
advised.
(3) It was based
on when police moved juveniles to a safe place and held ongoing concerns for
their safety or wellbeing.
(4) Although 40
formal referrals were made, the details of the remaining juveniles engaged
during Operation Regional Shield were provided by police to the Department of
Communities.