Exclusive: Labor criticised for failing to address root causes of young people’s offending amid deep cuts to spending

Several programs supporting young people at risk of reoffending will be cut unless the Victorian government increases funding, as it can be revealed the state awarded only one new crime prevention grant in the past financial year.

It comes as Labor’s controversial “tough” bail laws edge closer to passing parliament on Thursday, amid ongoing debate over what some have labelled a “youth crime crisis” in the state.

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