Are curfews the answer to youth crime in Australia?
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For years, youth crime has been impacting communities across Australia. This week things escalated in Alice Springs, and the NT government’s put a curfew in place there so under 18s aren’t allowed out at night. So will it bring crime rates down? Also, the cancellation of Splendour in the Grass has everyone wondering: is this the end of music festivals in Australia? We ask a major player in the game. Plus, a think tank has crunched the numbers on unpaid placement hours social work students do and thinks it has a solution for how to pay them. Guests: Dr Terry Goldsworthy, associate professor in criminology, Bond University Fil Palermo, co-founder and director, Untitled Group