JUSTICE CREW TO DISPEL MY THS
WHAT happens after a person commits a crime, gets arrested, charged, found guilty and heads to prison?
Quite a bit, according to leading members inside Townsville Police and the Queensland Corrective Services, most of which the public don’t get to hear about.
In a bid to dispel myths and manage community expectations, police and corrective services staff are launching an initiative at Stocklands Shopping Centre today from 10am.
Police and corrective services representatives will be on hand as part of Brew with the Justice Crew.
“I think it’s important the community knows there is a level of collaboration between the agencies to keep the community safe,” said Queensland Corrective Services manager of regional operation for probation and parole Marthisa Andrews.
“These community events allows us to be better informed about managing those community expectations and how the community views us.”
QCS cultural development officer Dean Saunders said there were many things the public did not understand about the prison system.
“Prisoners don’t just sit in there and do nothing,” he said. “It’s about programs and employment, about working with probation and parole.
“There’s a process they go through, we don’t just put them back out on the street.”
Cross cultural liaison officer Senior Sergeant Steve Batterham said the plan was to hold these public meetings regularly.
The next one will likely be held in the new year.
Brew with the Justice Crew is at Muffin Break, Stocklands Shopping Centre today from 10am to 11.30am.