The Finocchiaro CLP Government will crack down on young offenders by scrapping eligibility for youth diversion for 13 additional offences – including break-ins – that it claims will “ensure serious young offenders face real consequences”, but which has been labelled by critics as another ineffective move that won’t reduce or prevent crime and will not end the cycle of reoffending.
The amendments to the Youth Justice Act will see more crimes classified as “serious”, resulting in eligibility for youth diversion ended, including “serious harm offending”, hit-and-runs, driving stolen vehicles, assaults on frontline workers, break-ins and “making off without payment”. There were already measures in place to disallow diversion for murder and terrorism charges.
Lets face it, nothing works! The Government is damned if they do and damned if they dont!!
Good on the Government for making a tough decision!