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| The government has set out its cross-departmental youth crime action plan for England and Wales. | The government has set out its cross-departmental youth crime action plan for England and Wales. |
| It calls for more targeting of the parents and children who cause most anti-social behaviour. | It calls for more targeting of the parents and children who cause most anti-social behaviour. |
| There are also proposals for increased support for crime victims and help for young offenders to settle back into communities after custody. | There are also proposals for increased support for crime victims and help for young offenders to settle back into communities after custody. |
| The plan says the number of people aged 10 to 17 entering the criminal justice system should be cut by 20% by 2010. | The plan says the number of people aged 10 to 17 entering the criminal justice system should be cut by 20% by 2010. |
| 'Tackled head-on' | 'Tackled head-on' |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said more than 110,000 "problem families" will be targeted as part of government's action plan. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said more than 110,000 "problem families" will be targeted as part of government's action plan. |
| As many as 20,000 families could be evicted from their homes if they fail to control their children, Mr Brown said. | As many as 20,000 families could be evicted from their homes if they fail to control their children, Mr Brown said. |
| Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said: "Youth crime can have a devastating effect on victims and communities and must be tackled head-on. | Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said: "Youth crime can have a devastating effect on victims and communities and must be tackled head-on. |
| There are boundaries of acceptable behaviour [and] that it is completely unacceptable to carry a knife Gordon Brown Media 'hampering' crime debate | There are boundaries of acceptable behaviour [and] that it is completely unacceptable to carry a knife Gordon Brown Media 'hampering' crime debate |
| "Today I want to send the message to perpetrators that their actions are unacceptable. | "Today I want to send the message to perpetrators that their actions are unacceptable. |
| "They must understand the consequences their behaviour has not only on victims and communities but on their families and their futures." | "They must understand the consequences their behaviour has not only on victims and communities but on their families and their futures." |
| The plan will involved the Home Office, Ministry of Justice and the Department for Children, Schools and Families. | The plan will involved the Home Office, Ministry of Justice and the Department for Children, Schools and Families. |
| It calls for more investment in non-custodial sentences, involving intensive fostering and community supervision of young offenders. | It calls for more investment in non-custodial sentences, involving intensive fostering and community supervision of young offenders. |
| Greater support will be offered with housing, education and work for those leaving prison, it adds. | Greater support will be offered with housing, education and work for those leaving prison, it adds. |
| 'Don't feel safe' | 'Don't feel safe' |
| The plan comes after the chief inspector of probation, Andrew Bridges, warned there were no "simple solutions" to reducing offending and expressed scepticism about "spectacular innovations". | The plan comes after the chief inspector of probation, Andrew Bridges, warned there were no "simple solutions" to reducing offending and expressed scepticism about "spectacular innovations". |
| Research published last week suggested there had been significant improvements in parenting skills and school attendance among many of the first 90 families to complete the scheme. | Research published last week suggested there had been significant improvements in parenting skills and school attendance among many of the first 90 families to complete the scheme. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY Evicting the problem families just moves them from one place to another. I think it would be better to deal with the root causes, not just the surface cracks. Nicola Clubb, BournemouthSend us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY Evicting the problem families just moves them from one place to another. I think it would be better to deal with the root causes, not just the surface cracks. Nicola Clubb, BournemouthSend us your comments |
| Mr Brown said at his monthly news conference on Monday: "Too many people, young and old, do not feel safe in the streets, and sometimes even in their homes, as a result of the behaviour of a minority. | Mr Brown said at his monthly news conference on Monday: "Too many people, young and old, do not feel safe in the streets, and sometimes even in their homes, as a result of the behaviour of a minority. |
| "We need to make it absolutely clear to everyone, but especially young people, that in our country there are boundaries of acceptable behaviour [and] that it is completely unacceptable to carry a knife." | "We need to make it absolutely clear to everyone, but especially young people, that in our country there are boundaries of acceptable behaviour [and] that it is completely unacceptable to carry a knife." |
| The strategy was launched as Ms Smith was forced to again deny making a U-turn over plans to make young people who carry knives meet the victims of knife crime. | The strategy was launched as Ms Smith was forced to again deny making a U-turn over plans to make young people who carry knives meet the victims of knife crime. |
| Shadow home secretary Dominic Grieve said the government had used "gimmickry" to try to tackle the problem. | Shadow home secretary Dominic Grieve said the government had used "gimmickry" to try to tackle the problem. |
| Ms Smith denied the plan had ever been to take young people to A&E departments to meet victims as they were being treated. | Ms Smith denied the plan had ever been to take young people to A&E departments to meet victims as they were being treated. |