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News Insight: Police shake-up aims to gain young people's trust

2 mins read Youth Justice
The government wants to improve the relationship between young people and the police, and create elected local police commissioners, but not everyone is convinced. Neil Puffett reports.

A raft of proposals intended to shake up the police service are set to impact on the lives of children and young people, leading figures in the sector have claimed.

As part of a major overhaul of the way the police operates, Home Secretary Theresa May announced at the end of July that more young people should be able to communicate ideas and concerns to police forces through specialist groups.

Groups such as these already exist in Northern Ireland and offer the chance for young people to air their concerns and views to police. Their aim is to encourage local young people to have their say on how to improve the quality of policing and develop increased trust between young people and officers.

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