DRMP in NSW: Case Study Highlights Systemic Failures in Juvenile Detention

The Detainee Risk Management Plan (DRMP) system in New South Wales has faced renewed scrutiny. In response to our recent successful case study on DRMP in NSW, in which the inhumane treatment of a young Aboriginal detainee was brought under the microscope, the topic is under a fresh wave of backlash.

Read this case study here.

What is a DRMP in NSW?

A DRMP is intended as a risk assessment and management system to address behavioural or safety concerns posed by individual detainees. However, in practice, DRMPs have often resulted in the routine and excessive imposition of restrictive measures such as isolation, handcuffing, and strip searches, disproportionately affecting already vulnerable youth.