The measures in areas like electronic monitoring, go further than what the CLP have proposed

THE NT government, following sustained public pressure on a perceived spike in youth crime, has sought to flex its muscles by proposing a major tightening of laws

THE NT government, following sustained public pressure on a perceived spike in youth crime, has sought to flex its muscles by proposing a major tightening of laws in order to keep young criminals off the streets.

The measures in areas like electronic monitoring, go further than what the CLP have proposed themselves.

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On the surface this latest government plan seems to undo much of the legislative work that was put in place following the shellacking of the Northern Territory by the royal commission into youth detention.

The NT government, on the basis of having a majority in a unicameral parliament, will be able to push these proposed laws through without a fight.

To the Territory victims of crime that have been calling for tougher action, these measures will, on the surface, put their minds at ease that something is being done.

To the human rights and legal bodies that argue – backed by statistics and science – that youth crime is indeed trending downwards and incarceration of children turns wayward kids into entrenched criminals, these measures will send them into a spiral.

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The government has also noted the “practical consequences” of their new plan and set aside money for youth remand infrastructure.

Whether or not they are wholly prepared for what these policies could bring about remains to be seen.

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