http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=28812005
IAN SWANSON
THE number of persistent young offenders has risen despite the Scottish Executive's drive to crack down on youth crime.
A leaked document has revealed a five per cent increase in youngsters committing ten or more offences a year - in contrast to the Executive's promise to cut the number of persistent young offenders by ten per cent.
And now the Executive is changing the way the figures are recorded, which will make comparisons with previous years more difficult. "
