youth crime

Mothers and children were seen fleeing from the shopping centre.

Valid reasons for entering town including employment and medical emergencies.

‘You can’t be what you can’t see and if young people in Moree see an NRL player in the peak of his or her game they can imagine what’s possible for them.’

‘Offenders are telling us they will walk up and down a street until they find a door or window that is unlocked,’ police say.

The state’s youth detention system has been accused of failing young offenders.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says it is time to ‘get serious on young criminals who seek to highlight their criminal activity on social media.’

Of the total group of offenders, 4,149 are children facing 7,551 charges.

‘Boot camps’ have come and gone for the past 53 years in New Zealand, and now the National Party-led government is giving them another try.

He fired three shots from his father’s .243 hunting rifle, sending students and teachers scrambling for cover.

Mr. Rolfe shot Mr. Walker, 19, three times while on duty in the remote community of Yuendumu in November 2019 and was acquitted of murder in a five-week trial.

‘The exponential increase in demand is something that we have never seen before, particularly prior to COVID-19.’

‘I would love to have had the conversation with the minister in my time … but I purposely brought it forward so we can move on.’

The police commissioner revealed the ‘nature of offending has truly changed post-COVID.’

Police Shadow Minister Brad Battin has criticised the state government’s opposition to last year’s crackdown on machete sales.

This crackdown comes amidst growing concerns over the prevalence of such disturbing trends.

The elderly victim was shopping with her six-year-old granddaughter when the attack occurred.

‘The premier has two weeks to work out whether he wants to be brave enough to make the right decision.’

Absentee fathers, violent music, and social media feuding are some of the factors contributed to the spike, says a former gang leader.

First Nations young people aged 10–17 were 29 times more likely to end up in detention centres compared to non‑Indigenous youth.

The future of our society and the wellbeing of our young requires a wholesale acceptance that the current methodologies are not working.