We should not underestimate the willingness or ability of the young to consider serious issues and make the right decisions. Often, careful advice at an early age can provide them with the courage to stand up and be counted later in life. I have seen the effects of this in relation to real problems such as knife carrying and bullying. We should carefully target our efforts at specific problems. In some schools the children face problems from drug dealers, in others it may be something different.
Good security can save money and make products more attractive to the consumer.
I think that the time is right to look again at the way the criminal justice system operates and to see if it is meeting the needs of the public. That partnership will be undermined if the process becomes a technical game and not a search for truth. Finally, and appropriately for this conference, we should develop closer links and co- operation with our European colleagues. I started my talk by highlighting how crime is increasingly becoming an international problem. Goods and criminals travel throughout the EEC and our young people follow the same trends.