youth crime

Nine youths are being arrested every day in Victoria, as police lay blame for figures on repeat offending and population growth.

With numbers flying in the political fight against crime in Queensland, a legal expert says it may be a different approach entirely that would bring change.

‘These children have been enticed into stealing millions of dollars of cigarettes and cash from service stations, supermarkets, and tobacconists.’

Amnesty International has criticised the Albanese government’s apparent lack of funding for youth crime prevention in the federal budget.

The girl was charged with murder in November after allegedly stabbing a 37-year-old woman to death in a Footscray apartment.

A police ethical standards command investigation later found that there was no police misconduct or breach of discipline.

Mothers and children were seen fleeing from the shopping centre.

Valid reasons for entering town including employment and medical emergencies.

‘You can’t be what you can’t see and if young people in Moree see an NRL player in the peak of his or her game they can imagine what’s possible for them.’

‘Offenders are telling us they will walk up and down a street until they find a door or window that is unlocked,’ police say.

The state’s youth detention system has been accused of failing young offenders.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says it is time to ‘get serious on young criminals who seek to highlight their criminal activity on social media.’

Of the total group of offenders, 4,149 are children facing 7,551 charges.

‘Boot camps’ have come and gone for the past 53 years in New Zealand, and now the National Party-led government is giving them another try.

He fired three shots from his father’s .243 hunting rifle, sending students and teachers scrambling for cover.

Mr. Rolfe shot Mr. Walker, 19, three times while on duty in the remote community of Yuendumu in November 2019 and was acquitted of murder in a five-week trial.

‘The exponential increase in demand is something that we have never seen before, particularly prior to COVID-19.’

‘I would love to have had the conversation with the minister in my time … but I purposely brought it forward so we can move on.’

The police commissioner revealed the ‘nature of offending has truly changed post-COVID.’

Police Shadow Minister Brad Battin has criticised the state government’s opposition to last year’s crackdown on machete sales.