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Criminal Lawyer: Putting 17-year-olds in prison likely to increase gang recruitment

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 10 Jul 2023, 7:12am
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Criminal Lawyer: Putting 17-year-olds in prison likely to increase gang recruitment

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 10 Jul 2023, 7:12am

A criminal lawyer is casting doubt on the benefits of throwing the book at troubled youth.

The Act Party wants 17-year-olds to be charged as adults, and for youth justice facilities to be run by Corrections, not Oranga Tamariki.

Steve Cullen told Kate Hawkesby that the policy would make problems worse.

He says putting 17-year-olds in prison would create a fertile source for gang recruitment.

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