Since the Howard era non-Aboriginal teens who were committing crimes some were sent to "boot camps' for a couple of weeks of hard training and discipline along with group counselling to help address the causes of their angst and criminal activities.
I noted several posters calling for a boot camp remedy to be applied for Aboriginal kids following the last couple of years of extreme criminal behaviours.
ABC (link) tells of Aboriginal community efforts to address the problem.
its not a long read and very informative.
the key point is that Aboriginal communities are trying to get these kids back into culture and traditional living and discipline with culture specific guidance.
