Jailing juveniles without tackling ‘root causes’ won’t stop re-offending
John Lonergan said unless the educational, housing, poverty and addiction problems faced by juvenile offenders on the outside are tackled, detention in any type of facility will not prevent their re-offending.
“Buildings and facilities only form part of the solution and alone will not solve the problem - unless we tackle the root causes you are not going to change things,” he said.
