DV on the increase

Domestic violence and crime belong in the same camp because both are about criminal behaviour. DV and crime are receiving ever more money and are being budgeted to try and curb their manifestation. It is not working – the frequency of both, especially DV, is on the increase. There has to be more than awareness rallies; will the government have the mental steel to invoke anti-DV practices that work?

Crime prevention – the truth of what will change post-election

We are now 26 days from the NT election. Both the Labor Government and CLP Opposition are saturating the Territory with written and verbal promises that significant attention will be given to alleviating Territorians from the scourge of crime post-August 24. Root causes, boot camps, truancy officers to ensure school attendance, holding parents accountable, the continued resurrection of the School-Based Constable program – the promises are dropping thick and fast. Sadly, based on post-election results, there will be little action, and we will all continue living in a crime-riddled Territory.