Disability workers say military academies for youth offenders will unfairly target people with intellectual disabilities
Disability workers say military academies for youth offenders will unfairly target people with intellectual disabilities
5 March 2024
The Government's announced Oranga Tamariki will lead the programme - with a pilot being launched mid-year.
IHC advocacy director Tania Thomas says their data shows people with intellectual disabilities are 1.5 times more likely to have a conviction -- so they could be over-represented in the group of youths going to the bootcamps.
She says they think it's unfair, because they're not aware of any evidence that bootcamps like this work.
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