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 ...

The LNP government’s speedily installed Making Queensland Safer Laws have come ... designed to inform government on additions to youth crime laws would be formed before parliament resumed ...

"The bigger picture for youth crime is, as it's always been, that overall, it's gradually decreasing," she said. "But we've got hotspots across Queensland like Townsville, Mount Isa and Cairns ...