Both the Minister for Police Mark Ryan and the Minister for Youth Justice Di Farmer have spoken about the ongoing concerns of Mount Isa youth crime and what they are doing to help solve the issue.
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Each Minister agrees there is no "one fix" and that long term solutions are the key to making progress.
The Minister for Youth Justice Di Farmer said the community expects young people to be accountable for their actions and so does the government.
"The community also doesn't want to see young people re-offend, if we keep doing the same thing we have been doing, year after year, we can't expect different results," Ms Farmer said.
"We are delivering the most significant reform of the youth justice system ever to be undertaken in Queensland, investing over half a billion dollars to reduce crime and re-offending.
"We are committed to doing things the evidence shows work to reduce offending and re-offending - we owe it to the community."
Ms Farmer said the government was committed to long term solutions.
"Reducing youth crime requires a whole community approach that includes parents, families and community leaders," she said.
"We have delivered new programs in Mount Isa to break the cycle and get young people back into education, training, and jobs.
"These include the Mount Isa Transitional Hub which is already showing some very positive results, Mount Isa Community Connect, Specialised Multi-Agency Response Teams (SMART), Family Well-being Services and new bail support services."
Ms Farmer said she was open to all ideas and will base any further action on evidence.
"The Director General of the Department of Youth Justice and I met with a range of stakeholders and local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders during the Mount Isa community Cabinet in November.
"We have listened to what they had to say and are looking at what more can be done to build on what we are currently delivering in Mount Isa."
The Minister for Police Mark Ryan said community safety was of paramount importance to the Palaszczuk Government.
"This Government is supporting police by funding more police personnel and resources," Mr Ryan said.
"I was pleased to visit Mount Isa last year to launch the Community Connect Project. It's had great success in turning young lives around by giving young people access to education, training and jobs. This program is putting young lives back on the right track.
"Police have also established a community policing board to give the public a say on local issues.
"Police in the region are working hard to keep the community safe and they have my strong support."
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