31 Oct 2013

Youth offending plan unveiled

4:03 pm on 31 October 2013

The government has unveiled a plan aiming to reduce youth offending by 25% in the next ten years. Government agencies have been directed to avoid remanding young people in residential centres where possible and work more closely with local communities under a new youth justice plan. The agencies, alongside communities, will identify local crime problems and how best to respond to them.