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There is a wealth of evidence which shows that punitive approaches to youth crime do not work to reduce offending, Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand’s also create a new criminal category for crimes like ram-raids and armed burglary more than once. These people would face sentences including electronic monitoring like ankle bracelets and community service, or, for academies.

“We are deeply concerned by tough on crime narratives and policies that fail to address the root causes of harmful behaviour,” Ms Woods says.

She was commenting on reports that the said that the government needs to harden up on retail offending.

If elected, National has promised the worst of New Zealand’s reoffending youth military-style camps.

“As a society, we need upstream interventions to address the causes of crime, rather than downstream interventions which may fail to address the underlying issues,” Ms Woods says.

“We need to see policies that get to the heart of the issues behind harmful behaviour with an evidence-based, holistic approach. “Every approach to reduce offending must be grounded in international human rights standards.”