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Article: Consequences of crime spotlighted.
- Article from:
- The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England)
- Article date:
- February 6, 2007
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PARENTS and teachers often have a tough enough time persuading youngsters to behave themselves.
But now a group of children and teenagers from Sheffield Futures youth project have taken on the task, and are hoping to encourage their peers by filming a DVD showing the consequences of getting into mischief.
Consequences Street, produced by youngsters aged from nine to 14, was premiered at the launch of the city's new Youth Crime Prevention Strategy, in front of the Government's anti-yob tsar Louise Casey.
During the event, held at the Showroom Cinema, Ms Casey, head of Tony Blair's Respect Task Force, heard how Sheffield is planning closer ...