Teen thugs feel untouchable – this is our best way of stopping them
If we take away their “look at me” tool, who knows, some of these young criminals might actually get a job, writes Kylie Lang.
Youth Crime
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‘They are stealing my f****ing car!’ Night we joined a not-so-exclusive club
I never thought it would happen to me, but it seems to have become acceptable and inevitable that your home will be broken into, writes Kylie Blucher.
Ministers facing sack over delivery of Premier’s key election pledge
The four ministers who will be held responsible for delivering the LNP’s foundational election promise – reducing crime victim numbers – have been revealed through new documents.
Adult-crime, adult-time: But gov don’t know how many beds are needed
The government is yet to measure how many additional beds will be needed in detention centres to deliver its signature “adult-crime, adult-time” laws, despite the legislation being slated to be introduced to parliament in just two weeks.
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Crisafulli’s big call on youth crime laws
Premier David Crisafulli has made a call on whether his flagship community safety laws would be made retrospective, following a fatal crash at Murrumba Downs allegedly caused by a 16-year-old.
Editor’s view: ‘Adult crime, adult time’ can’t get here soon enough
The latest innocent loss of life involving an alleged teen carjacker is more proof the LNP’s tough laws are long overdue, writes the editor.
Teen hit with 21 charges after alleged Central Qld crime spree
Detectives have charged a 17-year-old with 21 offences after an alleged wild crime spree across Gladstone.
Compo claims soar amid youth residential care chaos
Residential care house workers are being abused, assaulted and threatened by children at alarming rates, sparking an unprecedented rise in compensation claims.
‘Adult crime, adult time’ laws fast-tracked to meet Christmas deadline
Major laws to lock youth offenders up for longer will be scrutinised for just a week before being passed by mid-December.
Labor, LNP youth crime policies compared
Queensland’s major parties are offering terrible, or too few, solutions to youth crime, stakeholders say. COMPARE THE PLANS
No TV for you: LNP to hit youth offenders where it hurts
Children in prison would be punished for not going to school, have their television taken from them if they misbehave and be forced into isolation if they abuse guards under the LNP’s latest youth crime measures.
‘Can’t believe it exists in Australia’: Fury at kids’ watchhouse conditions
An advocate has revealed her shock at the conditions in which children as young as 10 are being held in a Queensland adult watchhouse.
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