Victorian Police and youth workers will launch a joint effort this Wednesday to target youth crime in an attempt to reduce offending.
The Victorian state government has dedicated 1.7 Million Dollars to the ‘Embedded Youth Outreach Program, which will see Police Officers paired up with youth workers every night in some of Melbourne's crime hot-spots such as Dandenong, Casey and Hobson's Bay.
Victorian Police Superintendent Therese Fitzgerald said the locations were chosen based on youth offending and antisocial behaviour rates in conjunction with rising populations.
The program may be rolled out into metro and regional areas based on the programs success.