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02 March 2009
Mentoring for street gangs proposed by think tank
Models of best practice are highlighted in report
Dying to Belong: An In-Depth Review of Street Gangs in Britain is a report from the Centre for Social Justice (a think tank led by former Conservative Iain Duncan Smith) published in February 2009.
It analyses the nature and scale of gang culture in Britain and proposes tough new control orders aimed at breaking up violent teenage gangs alongside other medium and long-term measures which explore models of best practice in steering young people away from gangs. The work of Chance UK is one good practice example used of a mentoring project aimed at early intervention.
Report recommendations that include mentoring are:
It analyses the nature and scale of gang culture in Britain and proposes tough new control orders aimed at breaking up violent teenage gangs alongside other medium and long-term measures which explore models of best practice in steering young people away from gangs. The work of Chance UK is one good practice example used of a mentoring project aimed at early intervention.
Report recommendations that include mentoring are:
- Mentoring should be considered as an alternative, positive role model to support young people in exiting gangs
- Local authorities should resource third sector mentoring programmes in Gang Prevention Zones
- Gang Prevention Zones should look at making funds available for gang-involved and at risk young people with entrepreneurial talent – as well as grants any initiative should provide mentoring from successful entrepreneurs and business
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