Troubling findings: Nearly half of youth offenders escape custody

Summarised by Centrist 

Documents from Oranga Tamariki reveal that 40% of young people in remand homes have escaped, with rates as high as 50% in Auckland. Brendan Crompton of Blue Light notes that these youths, often from troubled backgrounds, frequently decline assistance and exploit the ease of leaving without repercussions.

Read more over at NZCity

Enjoyed this story? Share it around.​

Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Most Voted
Newest Oldest
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Read More

NEWS STORIES

Sign up for our free newsletter

Receive curated lists of news links and easy-to-digest summaries from independent, alternative and mainstream media about issues affect New Zealanders.

GRAHAM ADAMS: Trans ‘No Debate’ policy collapses

If you want to attack anyone for what you and a few of your fellow ideological travellers see as doctrinal error, you really shouldn’t make your target the grieving parents of a child who died alone of starvation in a motel room.

GRAHAM ADAMS: Trans ‘No Debate’ policy collapses

If you want to attack anyone for what you and a few of your fellow ideological travellers see as doctrinal error, you really shouldn’t make your target the grieving parents of a child who died alone of starvation in a motel room.