Addressing youth crime: The critical role of social services in South Africa

Addressing youth crime: The critical role of social services in South Africa

Regional property crime rates falling but media coverage creating 'moral panic', says NSW Parliament report

More focus should be placed on early intervention programs. Photo: Michelle Kroll. Growing community concern about youth crime in rural and regional NSW is fuelled by “sensationalist” media coverage when property crime rates are actually falling, according to a NSW Parliamentary report. The Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety (LACLS) concluded that newspaper and TV reporting suggesting a youth crime “crisis” was “at odds with public…