Coalition calls for alternative solutions to serious youth violence
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New report launched by campaigners and grassroots groups say government neglect is damaging communities and investment in young people is needed.
- Groups call for a new approach to serious youth violence, including better funded youth services and a rolling back of police powers to build trust with communities
- Meanwhile 7 in 10 members of the public (69%) say the government needs to look for solutions that tackle the root causes of violence, and three quarters (74%) want to see more funding for youth services
A groundbreaking report launched today by a coalition of grassroots groups and campaigning organisations has called for a new approach to tackling serious youth violence, with the powers of the police rolled back and more funding and support given for young people to thrive. The groups argue that the government are harming communities by failing to invest in young people, and say that the policing of young people, particularly young people of colour, is damaging their futures....
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