YES Pauline Batstone, chair, Association of Youth Offending TeamManagers
I would certainly support the view that the hype and the attention givento young people committing anti-social behaviour does increase the fearof them. Both the Government and the press are to blame. Governmentwouldn't do it if the press didn't publish it. What's needed iscross-generational work to ensure that age groups are not afraid of eachother.Young people do meet in groups and they have to find somewhere tomeet and that tends to be on street corners.
NO Linda Martin, Southend-on-Sea local election candidate, Mums'Army
It's definitely not government hype. There is a growing problem in thiscountry, not just with vandalism but with people being attacked. Everymember of my family has been subject to street violence and one of mychildren has been killed. Teenagers on street corners are veryintimidating because people are frightened of gangs. Especially ifyou're on own walking past a gang and they start shouting or taking therise. But now we can do something because we've got our own politicalparty and we have strength in numbers.
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