BRISBANE, Queensland, May 21 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Police and Emergency Services

The Honourable Dan Purdie

Bolstering police capabilities to tackle Youth Crime

* Youth Crime Taskforce transformation to enhance police capability to tackle Labor's Youth Crime Crisis. * Young criminals to be investigated by same Command that tracks murderers, paedophiles, organised crime gangs and drug dealers. * The Youth Crime Group is permanent thanks to LNP Crisafulli Government.

The Crisafulli Government has today announced a strengthening and enhancement to the way Queensland Police will tackle the Youth Crime Crisis in Queensland.

The Queensland Police Service's Youth Crime Taskforce - rena...