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Andrew Stafford

Cops slam kids' ankle bracelets as a burden on staffing

Young people on bail will be fitted with electronic monitoring devices in Queensland. (Farid Farid/AAP PHOTOS)

Police and youth advocates are querying whether new state laws that will see children as young as 10 fitted with ankle bracelets are workable.

The Queensland government has passed a bill that will see young people who are on bail fitted with electronic monitoring devices.

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