Thursday, 11 September 2025

 Ann-Marie HERMANS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:51): (1844) My question is to the Minister for Police, and my question is: given the proven success of early intervention and community-based diversion programs in preventing youth crime in high-needs areas – according to Victoria’s Sentencing Advisory Council, people who received a diversion plan were nearly half as likely to reoffend in the next five years compared to those who received other court outcomes – what specific funding has the government allocated to these programs in the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region, how is it being rolled out and what system of measurement is being used to measure its effectiveness in reducing reoffending rates?