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Pressure on Queensland government to take more action on youth crime crisis

Pressure is mounting on the Queensland government to act further amid the state's youth crime crisis ahead of a planned rally next weekend.
Voice for Victims have called for a meeting with Annastacia Palaszczuk this week, where they will present the premier with a list of demands.
Those demands include special assistance payments for victims to be increased from $10,000 to $105,000, access to 20 government subsidised psychology sessions for victims of crime and a zero tolerance approach to repeat offenders.
Voice for Victims march against Queensland's escalating youth crime crisis
Voice for Victims has penned a list of demands in a letter to the Queensland Premier. (Nine)
They are calling for state government to adopt the measures, arguing the current laws in place do not go far enough to reduce youth offending.
In a letter to the premier, Voice for Victims advocate Ben Cannon said if their demands aren't met they will seek a royal commission.
"Innocent people who have died and their families deserve this, as do all Queenslanders who are enduring squandering of billions of dollars of public funds on ineffective responses to crime," Cannon said in a statement.
Voice for Victims will rally at Queens Gardens in Brisbane next Sunday
Voice for Victims will rally at Queens Gardens in Brisbane next Sunday amid the scourge in youth violence. (Nine)
Whether the government submits to the group's requests will set the mood for a planned rally at Queens Gardens in Brisbane next Sunday.
In March Queensland introduced new tougher laws for young offenders in response to the youth crime epidemic.
The suite of measures included, allowing children who breach bail to be charged with the same criminal offence as an adult and the expansion of a GPS electronic program for children as young as 15.
The government also committed an additional $9 million of funding to assist victims of crime.
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