What can Australia do about reports of child criminal exploitation?

Trinity Kubassek Pexels Across Australia, there is growing concern about young people not offending independently but allegedly being recruited, coerced and manipulated by adults into committing crime. Recent examples include: alleged tobacco theft in Melbourne allegations of online marketplaces advertising violent offences for hire. In Australia, data on child criminal exploitation remains absent. However, it s a problem governments across the globe are scrambling to find effective solutions