Getting the Balance Right: What are we building?

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Ian Lanyon Director, Secure Services, DHS, Vic, Australia Simon Brown-Greaves Director - Psychologist, FBG Group, Australia

Overview

• Context and background

• Creating the right environment to support security and rehabilitation

• Building with the end in mind

• Key design initiatives at YJCS

Youth Justice in Victoria

• Youth Justice Custodial Services – responsible for the operation and management of youth justice centres:

• Parkville Youth Residential Centre

• Melbourne Youth Justice Centre

• Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre

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External Reviews

• In 2010, YJCS was the subject of 2 significant external reviews: • Comrie Review

• Ombudsman Victoria

• Resulted in 130 recommendations

Innovative Approaches to Client Care

• Trauma informed model

• Focus on promoting positive behaviours

• Strong educational focus ‘Parkville College’

Balancing Priorities: Meeting the challenge of youth correctional facilities

Creating the Right Environment

How can we maintain the right balance?

What is the right environment?

Building with the End in Mind

What are we trying to build?

Deliberate Design: Driven by outcomes

• Flow

• Connectivity

• Aesthetic value

• Professionalism

• Pride

• Ownership

Successful Design Initiatives @ YJCS

• Significant upgrades for both client and staff facilities

• Adaptation the existing infrastructure in the absence of purpose-built facilities

• Leveraging CCTV and technology to create a learning environment

• The new Admissions building - enabling consistency in security practices

• Parkville College – creating ownership and pride in clients

• The importance of a sustained focus on maintenance – an ongoing shared commitment

2010 “Before” 2012 “After”

…..and the verdict’s in!

Source: Annual Report 2012, Victorian Ombudsman

A Final Thought about Planning & Design in Youth Justice Custodial

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Simon Brown-Greaves Director

FBG Group

t. 03 9600 0067 e. sbg@fbggroup.com.au

a. Level 1, 620 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 3000

w. www.fbggroup.com.au

Ian Lanyon Director Secure Services Department of Human Services, Victoria, Australia e. ian.lanyon@dhs.vic.gov.au a. 900 Park Street, Parkville, 3052 w. www.dhs.vic.gov.au