The state government has released new figures it says show its tough youth crime laws are working. But the premier won't set a definitive target for his highest priority - fewer victim of crime numbers. That's despite a pre-election pledge to do so.
Category
📺
TVTranscript
00:00Welcome figures for a Premier who campaigned to end Queensland's youth crime crisis.
00:07It is a step in the right direction but it's far from job done.
00:11The first tranche of adult crime adult time laws passed last year and sees juveniles sentenced as adults for crimes including murder, manslaughter and robbery.
00:22From December to the end of March almost 1,400 cases were lodged in Queensland courts that included an adult crime adult time charge.
00:31That's almost 800 fewer cases than last year, a 32% drop.
00:37It's important that we do not take our foot off the accelerator of this.
00:40So the early signs are positive but it comes off a base that is far too high and a state that has experienced too much carnage.
00:50As I understand it this is a data set that's never been used before, that's never been pointed to before.
00:56It has literally been cherry picked from filings within the court.
01:00The youth crime offender rate was already decreasing prior to the LNP coming into government.
01:06Professor Goldsworthy says it's still too early to see the impact of the tough legislation.
01:12You would need at least 12 months of data with these laws being in place to make any kind of claim as to effectiveness or non effectiveness.
01:22David Christofulli staked his career on reducing victim numbers but has distanced himself from a specific figure.
01:29I gave you that in the election and I said fewer victims per head of population.
01:33Parliament will debate the latest additions to adult crime, adult time next month.
01:38They include rape, attempted murder and arson.
01:42However the government won't release advice from an independent expert panel to support the new inclusions.
01:48Let them do their job, there's more work to be done.
01:51Let him jump.
01:52I gave you a signal after this.
01:53You heard a signal after playing the Analog.
01:54I gave you an exchange today.
01:55This is an exchange today.
01:56It contains a signal after voting rights as the Madonna Council.
01:57You've provided a signal to expect.
01:58It contain temple rights.
01:59And I have a signal when the New Testament response示 Dip Nintendo does his qualification.
02:00The third basis leader is in the substitution.
02:01So for the boots of Investment Lagos are leading membership standing他們.
02:02I gave you an interaction from what we talked about today.
02:04The two years as the Dod mutant atheism一直 comedian is natively the other units saying,
02:05kortos Rand- faith, square Gleich実.
02:06And the reason why are not that dislocated ourselves in place,
02:08So for granted62 and Roglics, acuteudaosition calls themselves from the la Oxidion,
02:11He can do that lesser remplace,