‘Compassion just dissipates’ among public when young victims of abuse become offenders, expert says
“If there’s a group of kids being victimised and exploited, as a society we have a capacity to respond in ways that are compassionate,” Lewis said.“But when the same young people … then commit an offence, it’s automatically as if that same worry and compassion … just dissipates.”
Queensland police said on Tuesday they had arrested 29 “juveniles” and charged them with 100 offences consisting mostly of property crimes. Cairns saw a week-long operation using officers from interstate under taskforce Guardian. The officers undertook street and bail checks and arrested people for alleged breaches of bail or on outstanding warrants.Lewis cautioned against the enmeshing of police with youth justice workers and other people who were tasked with protecting the best interests of children.
“When they are lending that set of expert skills, you can see from the perspective of the police it would enhance their response.“But I’m concerned with the needs of children, not the needs of police or the system.”
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