There were two main kinds of youth offenders, she says. “Youth justice is a set of complex issues and requires more than just systems to solve. The issues [for young offenders] often start in communities and multiple generations ago. Everyone wants to impress everyone else.”Connected to this was cellphone and security camera footage of crimes, which for youth offenders could provide the same kind of thrilling evidence of their endeavours. “Security cameras record the crimes, but they don’t really act as a deterrent – even though that’s part of their purpose.

Source: Stuff October 21, 2022 06:41 UTC