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Children in residential care 'excessively criminalised'

Neil Puffett
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Children in residential care are being criminalised at excessively high rates compared with other boys and girls, a campaign group has claimed.

The Howard League said police are called to incidents at children's homes that would not come to their attention if they happened in family homes. Picture: NTI
The Howard League said police are called to incidents at children's homes that would not come to their attention if they happened in family homes. Picture: NTI

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