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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 13 Hansard (21 November) . . Page.. 4036 ..

3. (a) Three of the new initiatives for 2002-03 are:

� Research into the offenders arrested in 2001 during Operation Anchorage (DJACS);

� Bushfire arson prevention initiatives (DJACS); and

� An anti motor vehicle theft program for high risk offenders. (DJACS)

A fourth initiative is likely to feature the trialing and evaluation of cross sector case management approaches with high risk young persons and/or families. These approaches are being considered in strategic approaches focusing on children and reducing the involvement of young people in crime. (DJACS)

(b) The status of the other initiatives are:

� A crime prevention web page - is in place but not being developed further from this budget.

� Crime - What can I do?- continuing;

� Crime prevention roadshows - continuing;

� Answers where you live - continuing;

� Crime research into stolen goods market has now concluded.

� Constable Kenny Koala - continuing;

� Neighbourhood Watch training - continuing and now funded through ACT Policing core funding;

� Multicultural Policing interface - continuing and funded through ACT Policing core funding;

� Children at risk programs through PCYC - continuing;

� Aboriginal community liaison officer positions in ACT Policing - continuing; and

� Volunteers in Policing - continuing.

4. (a) The grass roots community crime prevention education initiative relied upon the production of a learning circles kit copyrighted to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth decided not to update and release the kit.

ACT Policing decided that they did not have the resources to develop the Youth Crime prevention network due to a backlog in recruiting.

(b) Cost savings attributed to the grass roots education program was $4,000, and $250,000 for the Youth Crime Prevention Network.

5. Following a disappointing uptake in relation to the "Immobilise Now" program it was decided to not provide the final $26,000 of the original $50,000 to enhance further the national advertising campaign. This program and those in (4)(b) above accounted for $280,000 unspent funding.

The remainder was attributed to ACT Policing programs that were under-resourced due to staff shortages in the crime prevention section of ACT Policing. ACT Policing attribute this to a general backlog in recruiting in 2001, due to the delay in signing the Policing Agreement brought about by the protracted enabling costs negotiations in early 2001.

6. (a) See the respective response to question 2 for the responsible agency - listed in brackets.

(b) See the respective response to question 2 for the responsible agency - listed in brackets.

(c) Steering committees including DJACS and ACT Policing representatives oversee (or oversaw) the stolen goods market and Operation Anchorage research programs, the immobilises initiative, the CLASP subsidy program and the motor vehicle theft program.

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