The Enough is Enough report from the Centre of Social Justice, published last week, notes that many young people currently “face considerable threat and danger within their local community”.
But early interventions by social workers can only go a small way in rectifying the problem of violent gangs – structural change is needed, writes social worker Rebecca Joy Novell.
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