Public participation in crime prevention panels? That's the general idea. The Youth Justice Board and Communities that Care have been looking into the factors that appear to lead to children becoming young offenders.
Now they think they know what to look out for, they want to create panels made up of members of the community and professionals, including youth offending team workers, teachers, health workers and social services, to identify those at risk aged eight to 13.
And what are these factors? The main things to look out for are aggressive behaviour, low achievement since primary school, family history of problem behaviour, lack of social commitment, family conflict, peer involvement in problem behaviour and availability of drugs.
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