Police, prisons and probation 'failing to tackle child gangs'
Heads of the three independent inspectorates for prisons, probation and police describe services' 'patchy' approach
Police, prisons and probation services are failing to tackle the growing dangers of young people getting involved in gangs, according to a damning new report.
Heads of the three independent inspectorates for prisons, probation and police said a two-year inquiry into their handling of gang membership among children and young people revealed their "patchy and, at times, counterproductive" approach.
Dame Anne Owers, chief inspector of prisons, Andrew Bridges, chief inspector of probation, and Sir Denis O'Connor, chief inspector of constabulary, all agreed that families and communities were being put at risk by failures at a local level to combat gang-related activities.
Vulnerable young people who got caught up in gangs were also being failed, the inspectors added. "Young people who are a risk to others are also at considerable risk themselves," they said.
Owers said it was important not to exaggerate the problem of gangs among young people, or to assist its growth by glamorising it. "However, where such activity does exist, it is pernicious – affecting the safety and wellbeing of all those involved and those affected."
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