Criminologist warns ankle bracelets could lead to more youth crime

Electronic monitoring bracelets will be used on young people charged with serious offences in Victoria to try to ensure they comply with their bail conditions. The overall crime rate is down in Victoria but there's been a 16 per cent increase in young people committing crimes in the past 12 months.The Victorian government says the monitoring devices are an extra measure to ensure bail conditions are met but a criminologist says the trial is destined to fail.