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Cassandra Morgan

Teenage criminals to wear ankle bracelets under trial

Victorian teenagers charged with serious crimes and bailed will be electronically monitored. (Farid Farid/AAP PHOTOS)

Teenagers charged with serious crimes in Victoria will wear electronic monitoring devices under a trial welcomed by police but denounced as a betrayal by others.

Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes announced the impending change on Wednesday in a bid to slash recidivism by a "small number" of reoffenders who were driving an increase in serious youth crimes in Victoria.

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