We have a clear commitment to work towards a safer and stronger Scotland and to achieve this we must strive to remove inequality and injustice from across all our communities. It is a basic human right of everyone to feel safe in their homes and wider communities no matter where they live. We need to ensure we create a feeling of safety and well-being by tackling crime and the associated fear that this has on our communities.
Communities themselves have an important role to play in achieving this. Working with local partners, supporting community events and acknowledging the many positive contributions that children and young people make can all help communities come together to provide a safer environment to live in.
What we will do:
- Develop practice on promoting positive relationships and behaviour in schools, including dealing with serious indiscipline
- Develop evidence base around effective interventions with young victims
- Continue to work as partners to demonstrate the potential benefits that can be achieved in certain circumstances by adopting a restorative approach to youth offending
- Address issues around media perceptions of young people through the Government's Youth Framework.