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.
At the age of just 13, Marshall was thrown out by his mother after being abused by both parents. He is one of thousands of Queensland youths in the same horror situation. What’s different, is how his story has played out since.
A new report claims youth detention in Queensland isn’t working, with up to 96 per cent of offenders committing more crimes within 12 months of being released
Premier Steven Miles says he will meet with retired Judge Clive Wall after calls for action to beef up laws, including trialling youth boot camps and three to a cell.
A Queensland Police fly-in,fly-out youth crime squad could become a permanent asset as the service reveals a hefty drop in the number of serious repeat offenders.
Police will be able to use their discretion when utilising new wanding powers under Queensland’s latest strategy to tackle youth crime, meaning people walking into McDonald’s and service stations may be searched.
Steven Miles’ move to axe detention as a last resort could become a core moment in the election battle, writes state political editor Hayden Johnson.
Steven Miles will today unveil his government’s Community Safety Plan six months out from an election tipped to be fought on the issue of crime. QUESTION TIME LIVE
Queenslanders have lost faith in the government’s ability to fight crime and overwhelmingly believe the state would be safer under a new government, new polling reveals.
A deadly home invasion and the Wieambilla massacre have put Queensland ahead of all other states for one type of homicide, but the grim toll still falls behind our state’s biggest killer. YOUTH CRIME STATS
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, David Crisafulli is living on cloud nine, writes state political editor, Hayden Johnson.
Young boys are being sexually assaulted and young girls are suffering verbal abuse from male inmates in police watch houses, an advocate claims, with some forced to stay in the facilities for up to a month.
Steven Miles will straddle a fine line when he releases the government’s community safety plan, writes state political editor Hayden Johnson.
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