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Labour's police spokesperson says wider issues with youth offenders' families need to be addressed. Ìý
The Government's announced military academies for youth offenders. Ìý
Oranga Tamariki's been put in charge of leading a pilot programme from the middle of this year. Ìý
Labour's Ginny Andersen told Mike Hosking that if the young person goes back to a dysfunctional home, the same issues happen over and over. Ìý
She says just taking them out and putting them through anything —whether it's boot camps or counselling— if they go back into the same family unit where things aren't fixed at home, the same things will happen again.Ìý
On the other side of the divide, National’s Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking that the support doesn’t stop when they finish the 12-month course.Ìý
He said that they will continue to receive support to lessen the impact of their environments and keep them on the straight and narrow. Ìý
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