NZ needs to get tough on causes of youth crime – Judge Ida Malosi

New Principal Youth Court Judge Ida Malosi says the focus should be on being tough for young offenders, not to them.

Speaking to TVNZ Chief Correspondent John Campbell, she said those young offenders who walk through the doors of the Youth Court are the most damaged and most frightened in society.

Early last month, Malosi was appointed to her new position as Principal Youth Court Judge, at a time when there are increasing calls to get tough on young offenders.

Read the full story here, and read John Campbell's exclusive interview with locked up teen ram-raiders here.