Queensland's youth detention charges are increased than every other state or territory in Australia, in line with new knowledge launched at present.
Previously 12 months, the state additionally had the very best quantity of employees assaults by youths in custody.
Whereas state Deputy Premier Steven Miles mentioned legislative change to assist with youth crime with be "a precedence for the following parliamentary sitting", Opposition Chief David Crisafulli insisted that extra must be executed to forestall youth crime.
"We're failing them early on after they're drifting into a lifetime of crime by not giving them employment, training and aspiration," he mentioned.
"Likewise we're failing them on the different finish the place they're repeat, hardcore offenders.
"This report reveals we're failing at each ends.
"We have to do extra to cease younger folks coming into a technology of crime."
Queensland's youth reoffending price between 2019 and 2020 was 58.6 per cent, the very best out of every other state or territory that yr.
The information launch comes after an aged man was allegedly threatened and overwhelmed by a trio of younger folks whereas on a stroll by the Brisbane suburb of Michelton on Sunday afternoon.
The group of two women and one boy allegedly threatened John Lonergan with a knife whereas repeatedly kicking and punching him.
"He mentioned... 'I'll stick you with this knife... I'll kill you with this knife'," Lonergan mentioned.
"He confirmed it to me and was very shut... one of many women saved hitting me whereas I used to be making an attempt to concentrate to the knife."
Lonergan mentioned he feared for his life in the course of the unprovoked assault, and mentioned Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk "wants to lift the minimal penalties" for youth offenders.