Northern Territory community leaders are appalled after mobile phone footage was released showing children rioting outside of Palmerston Shopping Centre on Saturday night.
The children, aged between 12 and 17, used shopping trolleys to smash in doors, kicked in windows and assaulted security officers.
The riot is part of a number of youth crime events in the area which have seen the introduction of a three point plan including family counselling, early intervention to drug and alcohol use and a new youth justice centre.