Youth advocate critical of boot camps for young offenders
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A youth advocate says evidence shows boot camps for young offenders don't work and that teens continue to break the law when they return to the community.
This follows the coalition government's announcement that it plans to have a military-style boot camp up and running by the middle of the year.
Aaron Hendry is a youth advocate and director of a youth organisation Kick Back.
Hendry spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.