Exclusive: Queensland police data shows six 11-year-old children have also been charged with the offence
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the state’s youth justice minister, Di Farmer, said the “community must be kept safe” and the government knew it was “doing the right thing.”“We need to be able to reassure the community that we’re … keeping them safe from those offences. But in the end, we are really stopping the pipeline of those people getting into the system.”
A QPS spokesperson said the number of “unique youth offenders has decreased dramatically” in the last decade, “but unfortunately a small cohort of young people continue to offend”. “Youth offending is a challenging, complex issue impacted by underlying factors such as social dysfunction, substance abuse, domestic violence, family dynamics and dysfunction and access to social services and support,” they said.
“Intervention and rehabilitation for young offenders are crucial in breaking the cycle of crime and delivering long-term change.”
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