tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post6692683714797677435..comments2024-01-20T10:32:53.309+10:00Comments on CairnsBlog.net: Cairns youth mentoring under threatMichael P Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-44550649801917130092009-02-18T12:51:00.000+10:002009-02-18T12:51:00.000+10:00A lot is said nowadays about crime and hoonish beh...A lot is said nowadays about crime and hoonish behaviour committed by our youth. Enevitably pollies of every ilk promise to get tough on crime. But locking someone up is the end of a chain of circumstances.<BR/><BR/>Programmes such as the mentoring scheme now under threat, are in reality a small investment in a uyoung person's life. It seem strange that government can't/won't find a measly $100K to assist in prevention, but there is never any problems finding the millions needed for penal facilities. <BR/><BR/>But then locking perps up wins votes; giving a kid a better start in life just doesn't make it to the front page of the Cairns Post does it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com