24 Dec 2020

Youth offending rates falling

From Morning Report, 7:19 am on 24 December 2020

Youth offending rates are falling - but Oranga Tamariki says that's no excuse to take the foot off the accelerator.

A new Justice report has revealed offending rates for both children and young people fell by more than 60 percent in the past decade.

The Principal Youth Court Judge says the figures are heartening, and that's echoed by the Youth Justice arm of Oranga Tamariki.

Katie Doyle reports.