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Recently, there has been increased political and media focus on so-called youth crime waves, particularly in Queensland and the Northern Territory. Queensland’s Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has campaigned strongly on the issue, arguing young people found guilty of some crimes should be sentenced as adults. Image: Pexels: Ron Lach Produced By: Dr John Jiggens Featured …
After winning in a landslide Northern Territory election, Lia Finocchiaro and the Country Liberals have announced massive hard-line reforms to the youth justice system, including lowering the age of criminal responsibility, denying bail for repeat and violent offenders, and holding parents partly responsible for the crimes of their children. This comes after rises in youth …
Following a spate of youth crimes in Alice Springs, a three day curfew was imposed on the city. However, many are questioning whether this is a long term solution to youth crime in Alice Springs. Image: Image: Shutterstock – Produced By: Abhranil Hazra Featured In Story: Sarah Rheinberger, Thrive By Five , and Councillor Marli …
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The curfew in Alice Springs that was introduced a week ago has proven to be successful in it’s goal of reducing youth crime, at least in the short term. The curfew forbids anyone under 18 from being in the Alice Springs CBD from 6 PM to 6 AM, in an effort to mitigate crime. The …
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Figures released by the Productivity Commission in January this year show Queensland jails more children than any other state or territory in Australia. In 2021-2022, there were on average 287 people in youth detention in Queensland each day. Almost two thirds of those kids in custody were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The figures …
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