18-11-2022, 06:21 PM
It doesn't seem to be going at all well in some quarters, including with a former National party minister, Chester Borrows.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...ulxpFAtoKk
Youth workers have come out against it too.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...gdiu201P-4
"Auckland youth development worker and advocate Aaron Hendry said he couldn't understand why National was rolling out a policy that had proven to be unsuccessful.
"If we look at the research, boot camps aren't effective in reducing recidivism because they often fail to address the reasons why young people are getting involved in crime in the first place.
"And in some cases, they can be more harmful, especially when they're not trauma-informed and not understanding what those young people are going through."
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...ulxpFAtoKk
Youth workers have come out against it too.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...gdiu201P-4
"Auckland youth development worker and advocate Aaron Hendry said he couldn't understand why National was rolling out a policy that had proven to be unsuccessful.
"If we look at the research, boot camps aren't effective in reducing recidivism because they often fail to address the reasons why young people are getting involved in crime in the first place.
"And in some cases, they can be more harmful, especially when they're not trauma-informed and not understanding what those young people are going through."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)