Youth system needs a major overhaul

An event in Brisbane by the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties will explore how to make the youth justice system better with non-punitive responses.

It comes as the Queensland government is trying to tackle youth crime across the state with stronger sentences for young offenders, but the system, instead of supporting their rehabilitation, makes them reoffend.

Produced By: Eduardo Jordan

Featured In Story: Michael Cope – President of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 9 May 2023