Of course it is important to start, philosophically, with a positive view of young people and with a commitment to extend opportunity and constructive experience to them. But it is equally important to acknowledge the realities on the street.
Young people are not always just a resource to be managed, but a problem to be solved. We do need to recognise that young people who cause problems are also those who invariably experience problems too: through the poverty of their circumstances and experience. But we have to accept that some do cause problems and hostility in the areas where they live.
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