An array of closed-circuit TV cameras will be used to spearhead a police and council campaign to limit antisocial behaviour in the south- eastern suburbs.

A plan by Randwick councillors Murray Matson and Bruce Notley-Smith to install CCTV cameras in "high risk" areas such as Coogee beach was accepted at last week's council meeting.

La Perouse, Little Bay, Memorial Park at Matraville, Maroubra Junction and Coogee beach have been identified as potential areas to benefit from the live monitoring system after a recent community safety audit by Eastern Beaches local area command and the State Transit Authority.

Inspector Brad Hodder, from Eastern Beaches local area command, said that in Coogee, the scheme should be extended to include parts of Dunningham Reserve in the north through to Grant Reserve in the south.

The camera coverage would include Coogee Bay Road up to Brook Street, with extensive coverage of Goldstein Reserve and parts of Coogee Oval.

The number of cameras required to cover these areas would range from 20 to 25, Insp Hodder said.

Supplementing the CCTV initiative, the Eastern Beaches local area command has launched a variety of programs to curb youth crime.

Youth liaison officer Constable Kurt Webb said the programs, such as the recent STA bus-painting project, were aimed at minimising the problem of juvenile delinquency.

"Antisocial behaviour is indicative of society in NSW and youth issues in the whole community," Constable Webb said.

"The programs will be used to minimise and monitor the situation. We endorse better co-ordination of the approach to youth issues and take up the welfare and ongoing support for youth at risk."

The multi-agency approach will involve the police working hand in hand with the Department of Aboriginal Affairs, PCYC, Randwick City Council, and other local youth services such as The Shack and La Perouse Youth Haven. "We are all for a co-ordinated, multi-agency approach to try and avoid dealing with these issues through the criminal justice system, which should be a last resort," Constable Webb said.

"The recent bus-painting project, in which local youngsters painted two STA buses in designs that reflected youth culture, was a great success," he said. "The project was well supported and interactive with the local community and police - our aim is to get everyone working together. But most importantly, it gave the kids a sense of ownership.

"We are now looking at other similar projects to run during the summer school break."