Juvenile custodial officers seek amendment to law

Juvenile custodial officers in Perth have called for the protection of Western Australia's controversial mandatory sentencing laws after being assaulted by detainees.

The laws introduced in 2009 mean assaults against police officers, paramedics, prison guards and public transport guards result in automatic jail terms, except for offenders under the age of 16.

Juvenile custodial officers are not classified as public officers under that law.

Officers who work at the Banskia Hill Detention Centre in Canning Vale and Rangeview Remand Centre in Murdoch, both in Perth's southern suburbs, on Tuesday asked WA's Corrective Services Minister Terry Redman to amend the legislation as a high priority.

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