Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána
Mr. Drew Harris:
I refer to the success we have had in terms of those who came into the scheme, had one interaction and never appear again. The use of caution, be it informal or formal, has been successful and has directed many children away from destructive behaviour in terms of committing a crime or being involved in antisocial behaviour not only for them but for society. In effect, we know a lot of people come and look at our scheme and are envious of it and seek to emulate some of the successes that we have had through the years. There was a bad patch and we have apologised for it. We are not proud of it. We have rectified the problems. The scheme in itself is a good scheme and works well.
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