The Point - We need therapeutic, not punitive approaches to youth crime, says NT Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne
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Serial young offenders are being targeted by the Northern Territory government as part of a crackdown on bail laws. The government wants to stop bail for those arrested with a history of serious property crime. What is meant to be about community safety risks putting more Indigenous offenders behind bars. Critics say it will add to a culture of incarceration when the emphasis should be on programs to stop people going to jail in the first place. Joining Stan Grant is Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne.