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Katherine youth crime petition to be tabled in NT parliament, as justice reinvestment continues

Pauline Dunstan says the current approach to crime "is not working". (ABC News: Samantha Dick)

A petition calling for tougher action on youth crime in Katherine is due to be tabled in the Northern Territory parliament this week as residents report an escalation in theft and property damage.

It follows a raft of measures announced by the NT government last week following the death of 20-year-old Declan Laverty, who was killed while working at a drive-through BWS in Darwin on March 19.

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