Skandi
02-22-2009, 10:21 AM
Police and children's services in 27 areas in England are taking part in Operation Staysafe over the weekend, targeting youngsters who were drunk, taking drugs, out late with nowhere to stay or behaving badly.
On Friday night more than 1,000 young people were spoken to by the Staysafe teams, according to the figures released by the Home Office.
Of those, 120 were returned to their homes while 103 referrals were made to other services including family support teams, parenting programmes and alcohol awareness projects.
If only those "parenting programs" would be any good all they seem to do when you read the aims, is teach the rights of children, not much use in this situation.
I think this is too little too late, but maybe it's better than nothing.
More (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090222/tuk-police-take-120-children-off-streets-dba1618.html)
On Friday night more than 1,000 young people were spoken to by the Staysafe teams, according to the figures released by the Home Office.
Of those, 120 were returned to their homes while 103 referrals were made to other services including family support teams, parenting programmes and alcohol awareness projects.
If only those "parenting programs" would be any good all they seem to do when you read the aims, is teach the rights of children, not much use in this situation.
I think this is too little too late, but maybe it's better than nothing.
More (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090222/tuk-police-take-120-children-off-streets-dba1618.html)