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Letter: Young offenders

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I should like to comment on the increase of young offenders. More police and allied support staff need to be on the street where there are high levels of crime so young ones have someone to turn to and can be monitored.

Activities need to be provided for these young people to ensure theyhave a purpose and interest in life. Support needs to be given in thehome to parents, and advice to enable them to parent childreneffectively.

And we should not be afraid to give children disciplined care - at homeor at school even if it is still "hands off" without corporalpunishment.

There are many children with motor learning challenges, dyslexia andautism, who are not being diagnosed and they are falling through thenet.

National screening for learning difficulties needs to be in place.

The Christmas Children's Clinic has simple standardised tests toidentify children at risk, which could contribute to the understandingof many children's academic needs.

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