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Kid gloves: Expert advisers worried about youth crime crackdown
Tuesday March 16, 2021
Two independent, statutory officers have warned that the Palaszczuk Government’s plan for GPS trackers and tougher bail laws for young offenders could make things worse.
Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall is concerned by the latest youth crime crackdown. (Supplied)
The government announced the latest crime crackdown in February amid community outcry over the deaths of Matthew Field and his pregnant partner Kate Leadbetter on Australia Day. The couple were walking their dogs in Alexandra Hills when they were hit by a car allegedly stolen and…
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