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The United Nations has taken aim at a state government's youth crime crackdown, saying it threatens to create an "underclass ...
This week, shoppers in Glenorchy may notice more officers patrolling the streets on foot as part of Taskforce Respect, a new ...
Dr Goldsworthy said youth offending across the state began to decline early last year, with the latest Queensland crime report showing a 7.5 per cent reduction in the youth offender rate in 2023-24.
The camps are all in an effort to curb youth crime in North Queensland. While fewer youth are actually committing crime, chronic youth offenders are on the rise, says Molly McCarthy, an academic ...
Queensland Victims’ Commissioner Beck O’Connor calls for free FASD testing. Experts say FASD is linked to increased youth crime and requires a comprehensive plan for prevention and intervention.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has claimed his crackdown on youth crime is working, releasing new figures showing juvenile offence numbers fell 32 per cent over the summer. The most recent ...
The second-round additions to the Making Queensland Safer laws are set to include attempted murder, rape, arson, kidnapping and ramming a police car. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has ...