Soft on crime not working

NewstalkZB reports:

A recent briefing to incoming police minister Chris Hipkins detailed how youth prosecutions had halved since 2017 with more referrals and non-court solutions being reached when young people broke the law.

In 2021, 64 per cent of youth offending was addressed through non-court action.

In the same year, more 15 to 19-year-olds were apprehended for burglary than any other age group, with 10 to 14-year-olds the second-highest age group.

So they have stopped prosecuting young offenders and the result is that the the average burglar is a teenager!