A source said there are about 50 Apex members currently in detention

Police Commissioner said impossible to rehabilitate in jail in under 2 years

More than 30 Apex thugs are set to be released from youth detention by the end of the year to join another 400 gang members roaming the streets after serving just months for a range of horrific crimes.

Most of Melbourne members committed serious offences - including car-jacking, armed robbery and home invasions - but as many of them are teenagers under the age of 18 they are tried in the Children's Court and sentenced to just months in youth detention instead of years in adult prison.

Victims of Crime Commissioner Greg Davies said it is 'impossible' for a person to rehabilitate behind bars unless they serve at least two-years.

A source told Daily Mail Australia there are approximately 50 of the notorious gang behind bars out of 450 members.

Earlier this year, Apex thug Issac Gatkuoth, 18, was sentenced to 14 months after pointing a shotgun at a motorist in Frankston during an ice-fuelled rampage that later led to the death of mother Amanda Matheson.

'He's likely to be out before the first anniversary of this woman's death,' Commissioner Davies told Daily Mail Australia.

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Earlier this year, Apex thug Issac Gatkuoth, 18, was sentenced to 14 months after pointing a shotgun at a motorist in Frankston and 'killing' a mother with Police Commissioner Greg Davies said 'he's likely to be out before the first anniversary of this woman's death'

'Someone died and a court thinks the value of human life is 14 months of this person's time'.

Commissioner Davies said it is difficult for police to determine exactly how many Apex thugs are behind bars, but gang members often out themselves, wearing prison as a badge of honour.

A lot of them want to go to jail. It becomes part of their CV.

'Claiming responsibility for criminal acts by a ragtag mob of moronic teenagers is more likely a measure of their IQ than of any achievement,' he said.

'A lot of them want to go to jail and it becomes part of their "CV".'

In August, it was revealed up to 30 Apex members - including a number of mob leaders - would be released from adult prisons and youth detention.

Police said they often mark release dates on their calendar and 'watch the [crime] numbers go up as soon as they get released', according to The Herald Sun.

Gatkuoth was sentenced to 14 months in May after he pleaded guilty to armed robbery and being a prohibited person carrying a firearm following the armed carjacking in November 2015.

The 18-year-old was driving a stolen BMW when he rammed another car and forced the motorist to hand over his keys with a shotgun pointed at his head.

The luxury vehicle was later involved in a fatal head-on crash in Mordialloc that killed 47-year-old.

Just this week, an Apex teenager and two accomplices were arrested on the West Gate Bridge for their alleged involvement in two armed robberies after a high-speed car chase

One of the 18-year-old offenders was on parole and another is a known Apex thug, 17, who once threatened to rape a resident during a home invasion

Most of the 450 Melbourne members commit serious offences - including car-jacking, armed robbery and home invasions - when they have barely reached 18-years-old and are tried in the Children's Court. Member of the notorious gang are pictured

Judge Mark Taft said he would have given Gatkuoth a longer sentence had it not been for positive reports from teachers about his prospects for rehabilitation.

'At 18 years of age you can look at two or three months, when at 19 years of age you are looking at a much longer term of imprisonment. It's ridiculous.' Commissioner Davis said.

If you're old enough to steal a car and terrorise a family, you're old enough to go to jail for a proper term.

'If you're old enough to steal a car and old enough to break into a home and terrorise a family and steal their belongings, you're old enough to go to jail for a proper term of imprisonment.

'Not a piddling two or three months'.

The maximum term for culpable driving causing death alone is 20 years, according to the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council.

In April, alleged Apex members Peter Paulino, 18, and Bill Tang, 19, broke into a Brighton East home, bashed a father with rocks and umbrella poles and stole his luxury car.

Both were on bail at the time of the offending after serving short sentences for other crimes.

The same day, Paulino was involved in another home invasion where a group of Chinese students were terrorised with a hammer in Ormond.

An armed thug (left) was allegedly chased by a rival gang (right) into a milk shop in Melbourne during what was reportedly a fight about turf

On Tuesday, a group of young African teenagers were brawling on Melbourne's Chapel Street and decided to use a wheelie bin in the attack (pictured)

Earlier this month, a 17-year-old Apex gang member was killed in a horrific accident in a stolen car in Narre Warren and another was left clinging for life in hospital (pictured)

The 15-year-old driver, accused of causing the death, was on bail for dangerous driving, speeding and burglary charges

Tang was sentenced to two years and 8 months in adult jail, while Paulino is still awaiting his fate.

According to the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council, the maximum term for aggravated burglary for an adult is 25 years.

Someone died and a court thinks the value of human life is 14 months of this person's time.

In just the past 12 months, Victorian police recorded a whopping 13 per cent increase in recorded offences.

Just this week, an Apex teenager and two accomplices were arrested on the West Gate Bridge for their alleged involvement in two armed robberies after a high-speed car chase.

One of the 18-year-old offenders was on parole and another is a known Apex thug, 17, who once threatened to rape a resident during a home invasion.

All three are facing trials at the Children's Court.

One of the teenagers was also involved in the alleged incident with Paulino where a group of Chinese students were terrorised with hammers.

He was given an eight-month youth attendance order.

While Commissioner Davies believes the justice system are at fault for youths re-offending, Victoria's shadow police minister Edward O’Donohue put the blame on Premier Daniel Andrews.

'We have been advocating for many months that frontline police numbers had been cut and as a result, police stations were severely understaffed and having to close or reduce their opening hours under Daniel Andrews,' Mr O'Donohue told Daily Mail Australia.

Just this week, an Apex teenager and two accomplices were arrested on the West Gate Bridge for their alleged involvement in two armed robberies (pictured) after a high-speed car chase

Police said they often mark release dates on their calendar and 'watch the [crime] numbers go up as soon as they get released' (stock image)

In August, it was revealed up to 30 Apex members - including a number of mob leaders - would be released from adult prisons and youth detention. An Apex member is pictured

'Police members are stretched to the limit and simply cannot keep up with the demand for police assistance in response to the crime tsunami particularly across Melbourne's growth corridors.'

The Opposition have proposed a radical plan for a two-strike policy to be introduced where young offenders would be publicly named depending on the severity of their crime.

On Tuesday, a group of young African teenagers were brawling on Melbourne's Chapel Street and decided to use a wheelie bin in the attack.

A man can be seen holding the bin above his head and throwing it forcefully onto another man cowering on the ground.

Earlier this month, a 17-year-old Apex gang member was killed in a horrific accident in a stolen car in Narre Warren.

The 15-year-old driver, accused of causing his death, was on bail for dangerous driving, speeding and burglary charges.