Opinion: Victoria’s crime ‘crisis’ only exists in the headlines

Victoria is buzzing with outrage over youth crime as the state rolls out its punitive “adult time for violent crime” laws. It feels like the predictable final act of a media-stoked and politicised crime panic used to justify swelling police powers.

Opinion: Victoria’s crime ‘crisis’ only exists in the headlines
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