Lack of Good Parenting Contributing to New Zealand Youth Crime Rates: Expert

Lack of Good Parenting Contributing to New Zealand Youth Crime Rates: Expert
New Zealand Police stand guard in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 19, 2020. Hannah Peters/Getty Images
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A small minority of troubled youth are contributing significantly to the surging crime in New Zealand, but some officials say more attention needs to go to the offenders’ families to prevent and help children stay away from a life of crime.

The most common method of stealing being used by New Zealand youths is ram-raiding, where a vehicle is rammed into a store and then looted.