National's proposed boot camps for repeat young offenders are being described as a dumping ground for troubled young people.
While recorded youth crime has been steadily declining since 2007, there was a spike in 2022, which saw a six percent increase in the number of young people charged compared to 2021.
As part of an in-depth investigation, RNZ has examined the systems in Aotearoa for managing rangatahi whose behaviour has spiralled out of control.
Ella Stewart reports.
