Two state ministers, Mark Ryan and Leanne Linard, along with police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, announced the formation of a second co-responder team targeting youth crime in Townsville yesterday.
Co-responder teams are made up of police and youth workers. The first team proved successful in limiting youth crime after being introduced more than a year ago.
The second team aims to stop crime before it happens and prevent youth from reoffending which will hopefully break the cycle.
The new addition to the program aims to provide resources for on-the-ground work in Townsville for resolving youth crime and reoffenders.