§ 22. Ann KeenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what international evidence he has taken into consideration in developing policies to tackle youth crime. [91445]
§ Mr. DenhamTo help inform our approach to youth crime, we hosted an international youth crime seminar involving leading academics, practitioners and policy makers, in October 2002. A clear message from the seminar was that early prevention programmes, such as Sure Start, and tailored services for children and young people, are more likely to have a substantial impact in preventing the onset of offending behaviour and other adverse outcomes.