MP John Denham, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said: "We think there needs to be a closer attention on the way we can enable young people to escape from involvement in criminal groups and criminal activities.Strangely... nobody's thinking about victims of crime.
Young black gang members wanting to escape criminal life should have access to "safe houses", MPs have suggested. In a report into young black people and the criminal justice system, MPs said living at a secret address could protect them from reprisals.
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