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"We've been doing a lot of enforcement work over the last 12 months, making a lot of arrests, but what we're finding is we're arresting the same people, again and again and again," Police Commissioner Ashton told the conference. "An incarceration-only approach is simply an apprenticeship to a life of crime," Premier Andrews added, noting he is looking for a more nuanced approach to addressing youth criminal activity.Information collected at Thursday's conference will be used to shape responses to youth crime for both the State Government and Victoria Police.Follow Peter on Twitter.Could not believe at what I saw last night in the CBD. Just gangs running from one place to another — Rusty (@Itsrustyruss)March 13, 2016