Petition updateTo enforce stricter laws for teenagers involved in crime.Voice of the community is being heard - Police to get wider powers to tackle violent youth crime

Junaid MAustralia
Aug 6, 2016
Our voice as community is being heard; actions of volunteer community groups performing peaceful activities for safety of their neighborhood have been noticed and shared by different channels.
The message is clear and out to everyone "We are united and standing for safer community and Australia".
The journey is not over, let's keep this unity going, look after each other in neighborhood, sign and share this petition for awareness and safety of our families.
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Police in Victoria will be given extended powers to help catch violent young offenders in Melbourne's suburbs, the Premier has said.
The move follows Operation Cosmas – set up in May by Victoria Police and the state government to tackle violent crime after a series of aggravated burglaries and carjacking in Victoria – which has so far led to 129 arrests. Of those, 94 offenders were under 17.
Daniel Andrews said on Sunday that the return to Parliament for the spring session would bring changes to the law to "make sure Victoria Police have the funding, the technology and the statute book that they need to keep Victorians safe".
New laws to make carjacking and aggravated carjacking specific offences will be introduced into Parliament in the coming months.
A spokesman for Police Minister Lisa Neville said the new offences would carry a maximum 15-year sentence for carjacking, and 25 years for aggravated carjacking.
Deputy Commissioner of regional operations Andrew Crisp said police would work with the government to discuss changes to juvenile justice and bail.
He said there was an opportunity for more to be done in "intensive case management" for young offenders on bail.
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