Police work with young people to show not all troublemakers

Children & Young People Now
3 September 2008

Police in Knutsford, Cheshire, are working with 12 young people from Knutsford High School to show adults that not all young people are troublemakers. The young volunteers will put up hanging baskets for elderly residents and help spot speeding drivers as they work towards a community leadership award. The police will also give the young people tips on finding work and take them on a visit to see how courts deal with alleged offenders.
 

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