Youth crime is an area of policy "crying out for change". That's the verdict of John Graham, director of the Police Foundation, which last week launched an Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour. It aims to draw up a blueprint for "sustainable reforms" in England and Wales.
The foundation is a charity and Graham, former deputy director of strategic policy at the Home Office, says its independence from partisan politics is exactly what is needed. He says: "This area has been subjected to the politics of law and order for the best part of two decades, which has resulted in little room for the delivery of rational, coherent and even humane policy with respect to young people who get into trouble."
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