Aboriginal young people from rural areas in Australia are significantly over-represented in the youth justice system, and yet there is little evidence to indicate that current programs are having measurable success on rates of re-offending, suggesting alternative approaches are required. Drawing on new directions in human service policy that emphasise the importance of involving community in program design, this study reports the findings of a consultation with Aboriginal community members from one rural community to identify how the ecological validity of youth justice programs may be increased to be more responsive to local need. Eighteen Aboriginal community members from a town in Western New South Wales participated in semi-structured interviews, guided by a culturally informed research methodology. Qualitative content analysis was used to identify key themes that the community saw as important in program design, highlighting the need for consistent levels of support for local and community-driven solutions. Proposed conditions to enhance the ecological validity of programs are discussed.

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社区参与青年司法项目设计

澳大利亚农村地区的土著年轻人在青年司法系统中的比例明显过高，但几乎没有证据表明当前的计划在再犯罪率方面取得了可衡量的成功，这表明需要其他方法。本研究借鉴了强调社区参与计划设计重要性的人类服务政策的新方向，报告了与来自一个农村社区的土著社区成员协商的结果，以确定如何提高青年司法计划的生态有效性更能响应当地需求。来自新南威尔士州西部一个小镇的 18 名土著社区成员参加了半结构化访谈，并以文化知情的研究方法为指导。定性内容分析用于确定社区认为在项目设计中很重要的关键主题，强调需要对本地和社区驱动的解决方案提供一致的支持。讨论了提高项目生态有效性的拟议条件。