Queensland Police have made over 200 arrests of young offenders in the three weeks following the implementation of new laws targeting youth crime.
Queensland Police arrested and charged more than 200 young offenders in the three weeks since new laws targeting youth crime were introduced in the state. Queensland Police have arrested 227 young offenders and laid 484 charges in the three weeks since the state government introduced new laws targeting youth crime .
The figures are the first released in the wake of the Crisafulli government's push to tackle crime across state, with the Making Queensland Safer Laws, introduced on December 12, particularly focused on young offenders. Under the laws, detention as a last resort for juveniles was removed and minimum sentences for offences including murder, manslaughter, serious assault, break-ins and dangerous operation of a vehicle were all increased to reflect a policy of'adult crime, adult time'. Queensland Police have arrested 227 young offenders and laid 484 charges in the three weeks since the state government introduced new laws targeting youth crime. Picture: Getty Images Queensland Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski unveiled the new statistics on Monday, noting youth crime was yet to fall since his appointment last April. 'I can tell you that since they came in, we've arrested 430 adults on 758 charges and 227 young people on 484 charges,' he said. 'We're very active in that space, and we're confident if we keep that up, and the rest of the system does its bit, including the courts, that we'll see a change.Authorities and the community have become increasingly concerned about the rise in youth offending, with Commissioner Gollschewski revealing police had noticed behaviour becoming'more violent and more groups of kids repeating more violent offences more often'. Despite this, he maintained the new laws would have a positive impact providing the rest of the state's justice system'did their bit
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