These diversion programs range from police cautioning to the Children's Suspended Proceedings Panel, reparation schemes, and a wide range of community and departmentally- based support programs focusing on family relations, school support, alcohol and drug counseling, parent education, and self-esteem building. While the juvenile justice system in Western Australia had been based on the rehabilitation model, the 1988 Children's Court Act of Western Australia separated the Children's Court from the Department for Community Services and instituted sentencing provisions for serious juvenile offenders. The Children's Court has a variety of available sentencing options including secure detention, conditional release orders, probation, community service orders, fines, good behavior bonds, and dismissal. Initiatives to reduce delinquency have emphasized victim awareness, educational programs, community-based strategies, and work and training programs. Issues which must yet be addressed include the overrepresentation of aboriginal youth in the juvenile justice system, the need for cooperation between government and private sectors, juvenile recidivism, and the development of early intervention and alternative noncustodial programs.