This article was originally published in February 2018.
Ditching boot camps for troubled teens and having strong Neighbourhood Watch networks are just some of the actions Life Course Centre Chief Investigator Professor Lorraine Mazerolle believes could better help control youth crime.
Mazerolle was interviewed by ABC Radio Brisbane about youth crime last week. She says, ‘we know a lot about why young people committed crimes but less was understood about the police tactics that worked best to prevent them’.
Read more about her research and how it informs policy here: ‘Reducing youth crime requires knowing which policies actually work’.