The Coalition says that if elected at the NSW state election next March it will crack down on crime.
The Coalition says it will make communities safer by introducing new Adult Crime, Adult Time laws within the first 100 days of government.
Mick Willing, a former NSW Deputy Police Commissioner, has given the proposal the thumbs up.
Mr Willing, who is the Liberal Party candidate for the seat of Camden, currently held by Labor, says the police must have the powers to get control of the issue.
“The face of crime has changed,’’ he said.
“We now have a situation where innocent members of the public are no longer off limits, and sentences need to represent that and community expectation around that,” Mr Willing said.
The Opposition claims the Labor Government has lost control of crime in Sydney and across NSW, with young people increasingly at the centre – being recruited to carry out gangland hits, committing violent crimes and breaking into people’s homes.
It says their proposed laws would be stronger in dealing with the current spate of brazen criminal acts.
Their proposals includetougher penalties for those who recruit children to commit crimes.
“I believe in tough love which means doing everything we can to support young people and put them on the right track,’’ says Opposition Kellie Sloane.
“But if you commit a serious adult crime, there should be serious adult consequences,” Ms Sloane said.
“For too long youth offenders who have committed serious crimes in our state have faced consequences that don’t match community expectations. That will end under the NSW Liberals and Nationals Adult Crime, Adult Time laws.”
