The Met's youth strategy aims to make young people in the capital feel safer, and was approved by the Metropolitan Police Authority last Friday (25 October).
The strategy, as revealed by CYP Now (17-23 October), states that all children and young people should be treated with "respect and dignity, irrespective of the circumstances by which they came into contact with the police", and sets out four performance areas the Met hopes will make a difference to the lives of young people.
These four areas are: engagement with children and young people; youth justice; serious youth violence; and vulnerable children and young people.
The strategy highlights information-sharing as vital in combating serious youth violence, and says multi-agency working is the key. "The success of this strand depends on an approach that does not seek to criminalise young people," it says.
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