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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

Queensland’s youth crime response is fuelled by fear and anger, not facts

Police attend a crime scene in Ipswich
‘They’ve already tried longer sentences, new offences, tougher bail laws, police crackdowns and formally suspending human rights protection for some children.’ Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

Here we are, again.

Another awful high-profile crime in Queensland; another debate about youth crime led by fear and anger, rather than facts.

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