Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has urged the federal government to set up a national youth crime taskforce following increased reports that Queensland has been engulfed in a youth crime crisis.
Her calls come after crime victims held a rally in Townsville on Sunday demanding that the state government better deal with repeat young offenders.
“Start doing things and stop waiting for them to end up in detention. Early intervention, we are just not doing it at all.” According to an independent report released by the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office in March, the rate of youth offenders was the lowest on record despite youth detention rates being higher than any other state or territory in Australia.
“We are tackling youth crime from every angle – from prevention and early intervention to targeting serious repeat offenders,” Mr Ryan said.
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