Violent youth crime in this nation seems to be on the increase. Recent television footage of children running amok in Alice Springs and violent episodes in Darwin, Perth, Cairns, Sydney, and Adelaide led to calls by groups of citizens for harsher sentences and increased deterrents. This is the reverse of the scientific, criminology-based solutions which have resulted in jolly strong lectures about right and wrong and overall lighter sentences.
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