In this ABC Radio Brisbane special we look at the proposed changes to how young criminals are dealt with in Queensland, and why they are being discussed so widely.
Ms McMurdo said the justice reforms would mean even more children in overcrowded detention centres.
"I have personal experience where I had one chap in Beenleigh who went into detention having never taken drugs and came out a drug addict," he said. "It's about educating the public, it's about being smart on crime. Yes, there are some kids who should be locked up and locked up for a very long time," he said."Simply locking these kids up doesn't work, it's totally counterproductive."We need to invest upstream in housing, employment, health. That's crucial."ListenABC Radio Brisbane special: A factual, practical and solutions-focused look at youth crime and justice across Queensland.
And he said the planned new, "therapeutic" remand centres were simply detention centres by another name.
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