Introduction

This model demonstrates how youth alienation, community development, intervention and other variables interact with each other. Specifically, how the impact of a community project like Maranguka could positively impact an otherwise declining community in the town of Bourke.

Assumptions

Members of society who are positively engaged in the community will not divert to a negative path.

Variables will remain relatively similar throughout time.

Model explanation

It is evident that without intervention, an already troubled community will continue to travel down a negative path of alienation and poor education, resulting in continued crime and community decline.

However, as stated in KPMG’s report (KPMG, 2018), intervention through community programs, investment and police presence can significantly contribute to student retention and course completion rates, reduced crime and increased employment rates – resulting in self-sufficiency and community uplift. It is therefore suffice to say the benefits of community reinvestment far outweigh the original costs.

References

KPMG, 2018. Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Project Impact Assessment. [online] Available at: <https://www.justreinvest.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Maranguka-Justice-Reinvestment-Project-KPMG-Impact-Assessment-FINAL-REPORT.pdf>.