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Australia doesn't have a youth crime problem—it has a youth justice problem

Getting tough on youth crime is politically easy. Building a youth justice system that is safe, accountable and capable of learning is much harder. And the public is worried. Some offenses are serious and visible, and harsher penalties sound like "real" action.

Australia doesn't have a youth crime problem—it has a youth justice problem
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Getting tough on youth crime is politically easy. Building a youth justice system that is safe, accountable and capable of learning is much harder. And the public is worried. Some offenses are serious and visible, and harsher penalties sound like "real" action.

Originally published at Phys.org

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