Sentence examples for diversionary measures from inspiring English sources

Dale Wakefield, the minister for territory families, rejected assertions the diversionary measures could be seen as a soft response.

Using Western Australia as a model, the Vita review found diversionary measures could reduce costs by more than 10%, not including benefits to the community through behavioural changes.

He called for more diversionary measures and action to address the precursors of juvenile crime, including educational, health, social and economic disadvantages.

Monday's hearing had heard from former chief magistrate Hilary Hannam that while the Youth Justice Act legislated for diversionary measures and options, it was simply "a statement of good intentions" because governments didn't fund or enact them.

The Northern Territory government has announced more than $18m a year for youth diversionary measures to address high levels of youth crime and the fact that increasingly younger children are ending up in detention.

Minister Kuburović pointed out that one of the top priorities of the project is the efficient application of diversionary measures in order to strengthen personal responsibility of juvenile offenders and their reintegration into society.

And with its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa under threat, Isis appears to have launched the dual northern attacks as a "diversionary" measure, according to Quilliam's analyst Charlie Winter.

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Children and young people aged 10-18 years, who have committed or are at risk of committing a crime and meet the referral criteria, can be referred by the police, prosecutors, courts and commission on minors as a diversionary or alternative sentencing measure.

Labour repeated that with laser-like focus, dismissing the measures announced as "diversionary tactics" and "a stunt".

I ask him if he sees the sugar tax as being a genuinely beneficial measure as opposed to the diversionary gimmick it's been labelled in some quarters.