David Crisafulli announces ‘reset camps’ for youth ‘at risk’ of criminal behaviour
by Ben Smee and Andrew Messenger from World news | The Guardian on (#6RA38)
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Queensland's Liberal National party has announced plans to send young people deemed at risk" of committing a criminal offence to so-called reset camps" - a program youth advocates have criticised as open to abuse.
The regional reset program - which was immediately compared to the failed bootcamps" established under the Newman LNP government - was announced on Tuesday by LNP leader David Crisafulli.
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