More than a dozen people who work in the youth justice sector, including youth workers, lawyers and former offenders, agree that most young people who are turning to crime and gangs are looking for a sense of belonging. One South Sudanese mother of nine told the ABC she had to go to Alice Springs for work, leaving her children in the care of older siblings and other family, because she couldn't find an ongoing job in Melbourne. The statistics behind Victoria's crime wave As Victoria grapples with a crime wave, the ABC takes a deeper look at some of the numbers behind the rise in offences.
Author: Jessica Longbottom and Ahmed Yussuf
Published at: 2025-11-08 20:16:02
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