Youth Crime

I think that youth crime is a problem that’s trying to be dealt with it is still getting worse because the drugs and cigarettes and drink that are used are becoming more and more readily available, And that there are shop and pubs that will sell these items to underage kids. It doesn’t help that people are trying to get people off the streets they are not trying to get the problem off the street and that is drugs, I also don’t think that the police are convicting enough young criminals and that as they let them go it is show a sign that it doesn’t matter even if you get caught you’ll get off anyway.

I disagree with the Rt. Hon. Davies MP because I know a lot of people and even though I do know many who have done criminal activities before an awful lot more of my friends are completely clean. If the ratio were done for the alcohol drinkers I would admit that nearly all my friends drink a little alcohol when they are at home with their dads or at parties but not binge drinking in the streets and pubs like the survey means. But the rest of the questions one out of fifteen of my friends would answer yes to but the rest would say no.

Youth crime is a very major problem that need to be dealt with when the offender is young otherwise they will grow up thinking what they do is ok and acceptable in today’s society. These youths who commit crime also hang around street corners a lot making the local residence very uneasy. For instance my mum went to Blendon to buy some chips but when she pulled up a gang of kids surrounded her car and she had to drive off before they did anything, she was even to scare to get out the car and get the chips. The elderly are also a prime target for youths because they are weak. E.g. my Nan went shopping on her way home she was followed by a know drug user when she arrived home, she was mugged on her drive this has greatly affected her she now need to take medicine because she has panic attacks. They were the ones who made our country the great world importance it is today they don’t want it spoiled by some youths thinking they are cool.

There are a few thing I would like to see in place curfews are one of them for instance kids under 16 need to be home by 10pm on a weeknight and 11:30pm at weekends. I also know for a fact there is a growing disrespect for the law and police in today’s youth even from people who have ever committed a crime in their life seam to have disrespect for the law. Parents need to play a bigger role in theirs child’s upbringing because one day the child could commit a crime that could effect the whole families life and I don’t mean emotionally all crime do that but the family could lose their house for instance.