Brophy Family and Youth Services
Education
A collaborative response to youth disengagement in regional Victoria
ProjectThe role of Peer Mentors in breaking the cycle of crime and imprisonment in Geelong
Amount$90,000 over two years
Date2017
ProgramOther Past Programs
TRUST OBJECTIVES | PROJECT OBJECTIVES |
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This grant was approved under previous grants policy (2014-2017) | |
Rural and regional Victoria | Seeking to break the cycle of recidivism that can lead to entrenched disadvantage for Geelong families and intergenerational imprisonment |
Supporting Indigenous Victoria | Facilitating culturally appropriate mentors to provide a link to culture and pathways away from crime |
Building organisational capacity | Enabling mainstream services to provide appropriate referrals and supports for people with complex needs |
Collaboration and partnership | Corrections Victoria, Marngoneet Correctional Centre, community organisations. |
An innovative trial of peer mentor support for ex-prisoners to break the cycle of recidivism
In overseas jurisdictions, ex-prisoners who have reformed contribute to reducing re-offending by mentoring newly released prisoners and advising on improvements to service systems that enable people to live a crime free life. This partnership project between Deakin University and Corrections Victoria will design and test a model of peer mentorship for the Australian context, based on international experience.
Alcohol and drug services have demonstrated that mentors with lived experience can support and encourage individuals. Similarly, people leaving prison can benefit from the experience of reformed prisoners to navigate their way to a crime free life in order to reduce recidivism and crime.
Snapshot:
"This project is important because it mobilises a valuable resource, ex-prisoners, to address two of the most pressing ‘first world’ problems; growing rates of imprisonment and extreme disadvantage." Professor Joe Graffam, Deakin University.
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