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(A)manda Parkinson

NT's youth crime crackdown 'locking up a generation'

Experts have expressed alarm over plans to reintroduce spit hoods in the NT. ((A)manda Parkinson/AAP PHOTOS)

A planned crackdown on youth crime by the new Northern Territory government has stirred controversy but the voices at the centre of the debate are missing.

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro, who led the Country Liberal Party back to power at last week's election, has vowed to reintroduce spit hoods on children and lower the age of criminal responsibility back to 10.

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