Where are the hotspots? What are the solutions? Qld youth crime explained
A youth crime crisis is gripping the state – so what can we do about it? ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Enough is Enough
Queensland newspapers join forces with a message for our politicians, on behalf of our communities. This is not the state we want – one in the grip of a youth crime epidemic so widespread that readers from the border north to the Cape live in fear that it will be their car, their home or their life that is taken next.
Qld youth crime down but there’s still a major problem
Youth crime has decreased in the last year however there’s been a worrying trend in the type of offences.
Forget adult time, the solution to youth crime is hidden in plain sight
The LNP’s “adult crime, adult time” policy has triggered fierce debate, but hidden in the details is a more sound solution, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN OUR POLL
‘Led us where we are’: Crisafulli rejects criticism of youth sentencing plan
The LNP has dismissed concerns from lawyers over a proposed youth justice policy, with leader David Crisafulli confirming he expects judges to look at similar adult cases when sentencing children.
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You can’t fight youth crime if you won’t admit there’s a problem
Where you have a denial of the obvious, then there is little hope of eliciting an appropriate response, writes Terry Goldsworthy.
This was a chance to go to war. Instead, Steven Miles danced
Steven Miles could have handed the LNP a rare slapdown, but instead he served up a tap-dancing masterclass, writes state political editor Hayden Johnson.
2000 more cops: Police union’s call amid LNP youth justice pledge
The Queensland Police Union has called for more police and child safety officers as the LNP pledges tougher sentences for juvenile offenders.
Youth crime fix must be about more than winning votes
Labor’s approach to the youth crime crisis has been pathetic, but while the LNP’s latest policy may win votes, it’s unlikely to fix the real problem, writes Kylie Lang.
Vote winner: Stabbing victim’s family backs LNP over govt’s ‘crappy laws’
The family of an Ipswich grandmother allegedly stabbed to death by a teen in a shopping centre carpark has slammed the state government’s youth crime stance and pledged to back the LNP.
‘Enormous pain’: Crime crusader’s push for Kefu home invasion sentence appeal
A youth justice campaigner and neighbour of the Kefu family who went to their rescue during a brutal home invasion says this is the Attorney-General’s chance to fight for victims.
Scathing Auditor-General review: Government’s youth crime crisis failure
Queensland’s Auditor-General has delivered a scathing review of the government’s failure to address the youth crime crisis, stating it was “unclear” whether strategies were reducing repeat offending.
‘Alone, hopeless’: Repeat offending spikes as kid crims kicked to kerb
Child criminals are being released from detention with nowhere to go, no plans and very little support, with a state government report revealing it is helping drive reoffending rates.
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