A plan to use GPS trackers to curb youth crime in Queensland has not been put into practice, the opposition says.
Since May, Queensland magistrates have been allowed to issue GPS monitoring devices to youth offenders aged between 16 and 17 as a condition of bail.
Under the laws, teens must be charged with a serious offence and have previously been convicted of a serious offence to be fitted for GPS trackers.
The trial is underway in Townsville, North Brisbane, Moreton, Logan and the Gold Coast, but the Liberal National Party says the government is losing control of youth crime.
"I'm becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the fact many Queenslanders no longer feel safe in their neighbourhoods and homes," Opposition Leader David Crisafulli said.
"It's time Labor conceded their approach is not working and re-introduce breach of bail as an offence."
Opposition MP Tim Nicholls says a simple amendment to the Youth Justice Act and Bail Act will provide the security Queenslanders are looking for.
"We've seen the government's six-point action plan - and we supported it. We said we wouldn't stand in the way of that plan, but we're seeing that plan fail," he said on Tuesday.
"We need to empower our police ... so that they can intervene, arrest and stop these kids going out and committing that second offence."
In Townsville up until July, police made 277 juvenile arrests on 1800 charges, while three youth offenders were considered for GPS monitoring bracelets around the state.
Two could not be issued as Townsville's 4G reception wasn't strong enough to allow monitoring the teens moving outside the scope of the devices.
Over the weekend, two vehicles were carjacked by youth's as young as 12 with one of them found burnt and dumped on Monday morning.
The LNP's push comes as former Australian rugby representative Toutai Kefu was stabbed by juveniles in his Brisbane home during an attempted burglary just after 3am on Monday.
Kefu was left in a critical condition after trying to defend his family and remains at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Two 15-year-old boys are in custody, while another juvenile, believed to be a male, is wanted by police.
Police have charged one boy with four counts of attempted murder, three counts of grievous bodily harm, and one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, break and enter, burglary and deprivation of liberty.
At least two of the offenders were allegedly out on bail at the time and under curfew.
Queensland's children and youth justice minister has been contacted for comment.
