Boot Camps Won’t Work, our Boot Farms Will
Boot Camps Won’t Work, our Boot Farms Will
The Conservative Party applauds the National Party for seeking solutions that will address youth crime. We are in agreement that Youth Crime is a serious epidemic that needs to be addressed.
While we see positives in this policy,
ultimately we do not believe that they would in fact reform
troubled youth. Our Boot Farm policy was created with input
from frontline youth workers. The farms will ensure that
youth are not only held accountable for their actions, they
will have multiple opportunities for rehabilitation and
addressing issues such as addictions, self esteem, and
breaking generational cycles of crime. More often than not,
it’s not bad kids, it’s bad parenting.
The
Conservative Party also applauds the inclusion of parenting
support and education for parents who are having difficulty
with their children. We are saddened that for too long
successive governments have not supported the natural family
unit as they should have, and we are reaping the
consequences of that failure.
We need dependable
parents, not dependent parents, and the government can’t
raise our kids. It can, however, and should, support local
community groups who have a track record of effectively
assisting parents who are struggling, and struggling parents
should be given every encouragement to avail themselves of
that assistance.
Research is clear that strong loving families with a mum and a dad provide the best outcomes for kids and the best outcomes for society. Conservative Party’s Policies are focused on strengthening this natural family unit for the good of the nation. Our BOOT Farm Policy can be found at http://www.conservativeparty.org.nz/index.php/policy/youth-boot-farms-policy/