Please stop sending me this email. I have not asked for this. Trudy Bray wrote: > Mandatory sentencing not working: Darwin teenager > > Source: AAP | Published: Sunday April 23, 2:22 PM > > Mandatory sentencing was not stopping young Northern Territorians committing crimes, >a teenage repeat offender said today. > > NT resident Stacy Russell, 17, spent several months in jail last year under >mandatory sentencing laws. > > But Ms Russell said authorities must address the underlying reasons for young people >continuing to offend. > > "We haven't looked at why the youth are doing this - domestic violence, sexual >abuse, drugs," she told the Nine Network's Sunday > program. > > "There's not enough activities here in Darwin. > > "Of course the youth today are going to go out and break into things." > > Young offenders, she said, were bored, had no parental support and wanted some >excitement in their lives. > > She said counselling was the answer so young people had the chance to seek a life >outside crime. > > "I've been there, I've done that. I've stole cars. > > "Me and my best friend did. It's anger. > > "I went to Dondale (the Darwin centre for juvenile offenders) once, first offence. > > "I was there for a month, mandatory sentencing. > > "I got out, I got bored. > > "I did it again." > > ************************************************************************* > This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without > permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, > scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal > copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of > the copyright owner, except for "fair use." ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
