In its report Anti-Social Behaviour, published this week, the Home Affairs Select Committee said investing more in youth inclusion programmes would save money in the long term.
Rod Morgan, chair of the Youth Justice Board, told the committee that about 1,300 communities could benefit from the programmes and youth inclusion and support panels, which work with eight- to 13-year-olds.
MPs dismissed concerns that the Government's approach to antisocial behaviour placed too much emphasis on punishment.
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