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David Crisafulli has doubled down on his promise an expert panel on Adult Crime, Adult Time laws will start work soon, despite senior legal figures and police officers abandoning the government.
The legal community is questioning how the state government will fill positions on its Adult Crime, Adult Time advisory panel after multiple experts declined invitations to join.
Violent, armed home invasions – often by repeat youth offenders – are happening across our cities and towns every single day. Is it time to introduce Castle Law in Queensland? This is what you said.
The LNP’s strong stance on youth crime clearly has strong community support but, while it’s far too early to know if it’s having any effect in curbing juvenile crime, we do know it’s off to a rocky start, writes the editor.
The state government will this week introduce its Adult Crime, Adult Time youth justice legislation. The move has plenty of critics, but it is clear strong change is needed.
New data shows youth crime jumped more than 10 per cent last financial year, as the state government gets set to push its ‘adult crime, adult time’ legislation through parliament this week.
If we take away their “look at me” tool, who knows, some of these young criminals might actually get a job, writes Kylie Lang.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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