A National Approach to Safety and Quality in Australian Youth Justice

Lessons From Healthcare

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ID11228222
AuthorsLuke Butcher (0000-0002-1937-4585, Charles Darwin University Australia, corresponding author), Andrew Day (0000-0003-2639-1508, University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia), Catia Malvaso (0000-0003-1227-5434, University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia), Jennifer Galouzis (University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia), Jennifer J Galouzis (0000-0002-6563-5651, The University of Melbourne), Reece Hinchcliff (0000-0001-9920-4211, Griffith University Australia)
Year2026
Volume61
Issue1
Pages139-149
Publication date2026-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajs4.70079
OpenAlexW4416280501
LanguageEN
References cited39

The safety and quality of youth justice services across Australia have for some years now been the subject of concern, with numerous recommendations put forward to strengthen service delivery. However, there remains no accepted mechanism to assess the quality of services, with current approaches relying on risk elimination and containment strategies—often after an adverse incident has taken place. We contrast this with contemporary approaches to patient safety in healthcare which are more proactive and framed around the development of a culture in which quality is maintained, concluding that the reform of youth justice services in Australia could proceed at a faster rate if nationally consistent, coordinated and mutually accepted approaches to quality governance were to be applied

Corporate governance · Economic Justice · Health care · Patient safety · Project commissioning · Publishing · Quality (philosophy · Safety culture · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

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