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Article: UNITED KINGDOM YOUTH WORKERS, POLICE OFFICERS AT VIGIL ON HALLOWEEN
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 31, 2009
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LONDON, Oct. 31 -- The Home Office issued the following press release:
More than 1,000 dedicated youth workers and police officers will be patrolling our communities over Halloween weekend.
Sixty-nine areas across the country will be targeted as part of the government's youth crime action plan (YCAP). It will be one of the biggest coordinated operations of its kind on Halloween and is designed to stop incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour. Keeping young people safe
Police feedback shows that crime and anti-social behaviour are higher over Halloween weekend, compared with the weekends either side.
Under operation staysafe (new window), young people who are identified as being at risk ...