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  "id": 17453136,
  "title": "‘At the crossroads’: Offenders are getting younger and younger – and the crimes are more violent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/at-the-crossroads-offenders-are-getting-younger-and-younger-and-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/at-the-crossroads-offenders-are-getting-younger-and-younger-and-the-crimes-are-more-violent-20261101-p618jd.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Most youth crime rates are dropping but murder is up and the AFP are warning about a new surge of online risks.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘At the crossroads’: Offenders are getting younger and younger – and the crimes are more violent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/at-the-crossroads-offenders-are-getting-younger-and-younger-and-the-17453355",
        "published": "2026-10-31T18:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}