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Nicola - Louise
Society has made kids the way they are today. They can't do this or that - Health & Safety laws. They can spit in your face etc etc yet you cannot give them a clip across the ear. They run rings round the law & the older generation as they know they can get away with it. If they are big enough to stick a knife in someone then they are big enough to get a slap & a 12yr sentence in an adult prison, but no they get wrapped up in cotton wool with a tap on the back. Society is a joke!!

enna
The only real way to solve the a/s behaviour is to make these children work to clean up the streets and to make them wear the brightest overalls so they are so humiliated in front of their piers,relations and public it would make them think twice before re-offending. The punishment MUST effect the offenders time and liberty, not their parents pockets. Jersey must deal with all offenders in their own harsh way and not bow to the UK's soft PC ways.

kim
get locked up greenfields is a great place to stay for a while a doddle

Sven
It's not that the kids have nothing to do, we have La Motte Street,Sport facilities like Skate Park, Surf Clubs etc. but if somethings done a few people always vadalize. We have bins along the beach and kids (people) still throw their rubbish on the ground, That's the story and it won't change if the laws don't change. If kids dump their rubbish let them clean the beaches, if they

Jason
a proper punishment scheme is needed like comunity service and offenders should have a curfew enforced jersey has a problem because there is nothing for these youths to do.I know if I had something that was exciting to do I wouldn't stand around on street corners drinking and causing trouble

Nikki
Yes a small number of the parents are to blame as thye are just as bad as the kids , TO those parents you are thier roll model, if you don't show them don't expect for anyone else to do this for you , they are your responsiblity not the states, kids do know right from wrong even (if this has to be taught in our excellent schools)It is only a small portion of our future generation who are the one's doing the bullying on our streets. DON'T let this affect the rest of the future generaion as they are the one's suffering. it is all down to bordom.No matter what the kids want to do there is a charge for this .State members get you hands in your pocket & ask the kids what they want on thier island , help distract them from bordom , many then maybe we will see a change in our FUTURE generantion.

Kim
Take their playstations, mobiles away and lock them up for a few weeks, taking is the solution not giving

June
I would like to enlarge on the idea put forward by Colin Russell that an acceptable behaviour contract will help young people.I believe that this should be done in context with those who can offer help to these young people - there are ample things going on in the Island.One only has to watch the Channel 4 programme 'Secret Millionaire' to look at what is being done througout the UK by dedicated people who set things up to keep these young people off the streets and away from drink aand drugs.

Stephen
Whilst we need measures to cure the problem of anti-social behaviour this should be linked to other interventions that provide alternative choices to youths, for example investment in youth clubs etc

BBoy Wind
Breakdance is the way forward, i'm bringing it to Jersey very soon. Karate and boxing have proved well in the past but these kids will only use the skills when drunk. It's better to dance against each other (battle) and amazing to watch rather than trade punches!

Mark
The UK's biggest problem is drinking, kids get it from their parents and it starts because pubs close too early and people drink faster because of this. Kids have everything and doing things that aren't aloud is exciting because they all have mobiles, pc, tv the newest fashion and it's nothing special to have everything.

J
“The problems with the young people in and around town are alcohol fuelled.”This is for fact a generalisation and cannot be tainted by the same cause.Why would you in sue and presume that all actions taken by younger people are one in the same ‘generalisation’ We are conditioned by our socal and financial upbringing and therefore you will see a general trend of those who offend. Why is this because of social conditioning, something that cannot be changed by laws or ASBO’s etc…. You need to tackle the route cause of the problem which is the families and their views on life. People wont commit crimes unless they lack something.“Boxing has been a traditional outlet for wayward youths to focus their energy”I agree karate boxing and judo are brilliant ways of letting out anger and energy, however our society and government is turning everyone into a bunch of nanny state whimps afraid of doing something non PC. I say do boxing and karate in every school and teach them a lesson in self control. Society fails because of the ever increasing social stratification and greed associated with modern living, this is the inevitable outcome of a capitalist society where we want more than we can get so violence and damage ensues to rise to a higher social status, and with kids that’s what it is the most rebellious one is mostly seen as the dominant figure.