Alan Travis (2016: n.p.), in his article, refers to ‘the study of urban street gangs in England’ which suggests ‘gangs have been operating more covertly in the last two years, spending less time on the streets to avoid policing measures’ and tend to use young people in drug dealing. The increased sexual exploitation of women and young girls by gangs has become a great cause of concern among police and justice workers (Travis, 2016). Another report by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) emphasises the obligation to prevent young people joining gangs in the first place (Knight, 2012). It also suggests that youth violence and gangs have been a serious problem and recruits are getting younger as Older gangs target excluded students of primary schools
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A founder and Chief Executive of Gangsline, Sheldon Thomas, argued that the best time to stop young people from getting involved in gangs is between the ages of 7 and 11, maintaining that ‘once they are entrenched, like some of the kids in the primary school now who are earning £40 a week selling drugs, if they don’t get caught the money goes up’ (Gangs and Youth Crime Report, 2015: …show more content…
According to evidence submitted by Centre for Mental Health:
Data from point of arrest mental health screening pilots supported by Centre for Mental Health between 2009 and 2012 found that most children identified at point of arrest had an average of three ‘vulnerabilities’, such as a history of family conflict, exclusion from school, behavioural problems before age 12, or a learning disability. The study found that 10 per cent had a diagnosable mental health problem. By contrast, young people involved in gangs had eight vulnerabilities on average, with 24 per cent having a diagnosable mental health problem… (Gangs and Youth Crime Report, 2015: p.15)
According to Gangs and Youth Crime report (2015: p.16), for mental health intervention to young people aged 16 to 25 involved in gang-related or anti-social activity, MAC-UK charity in North London has developed an evidence-based model called ‘Integrate’. It has approached excluded young people who are involved in youth gangs and crimes. It tends to improve mental well-being and engagement with services and reduce youth offending. Following is the example of support provided by
A founder and Chief Executive of Gangsline, Sheldon Thomas, argued that the best time to stop young people from getting involved in gangs is between the ages of 7 and 11, maintaining that ‘once they are entrenched, like some of the kids in the primary school now who are earning £40 a week selling drugs, if they don’t get caught the money goes up’ (Gangs and Youth Crime Report, 2015: …show more content…
According to evidence submitted by Centre for Mental Health:
Data from point of arrest mental health screening pilots supported by Centre for Mental Health between 2009 and 2012 found that most children identified at point of arrest had an average of three ‘vulnerabilities’, such as a history of family conflict, exclusion from school, behavioural problems before age 12, or a learning disability. The study found that 10 per cent had a diagnosable mental health problem. By contrast, young people involved in gangs had eight vulnerabilities on average, with 24 per cent having a diagnosable mental health problem… (Gangs and Youth Crime Report, 2015: p.15)
According to Gangs and Youth Crime report (2015: p.16), for mental health intervention to young people aged 16 to 25 involved in gang-related or anti-social activity, MAC-UK charity in North London has developed an evidence-based model called ‘Integrate’. It has approached excluded young people who are involved in youth gangs and crimes. It tends to improve mental well-being and engagement with services and reduce youth offending. Following is the example of support provided by