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National
Annabelle Banfield

Fears political frenzy not facts guiding youth justice

A multi-agency taskforce will be set up to coordinate national reform to the youth justice system. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's strategy on youth justice and incarceration must be informed by real evidence and lived experience rather than political panic, a new national report warns.

Although youth crime continues to dominate headlines nationwide, the number of children prosecuted by police last year fell 5 per cent.

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