Chris Luxon's defending a Party policy announced today, to send repeat youth offenders to boot camp - and monitor kids with ankle bracelets.

National met anger from across the House today - for plans to put 15-to-17-year old serious offenders in military academies, for disciplining and rehabilitation.

They'd subject children as young as 10 to electronic monitoring or intensive supervision.

Luxon says New Zealand has a major problem and maintains this is the solution.

He says it's really important young offenders go to military bases across the country to keep to a schedule and learn lots of life skills.

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