Saturday, August 20, 2005

Anti-gang policing endangers teen girls / Salford Advertiser, 18 Aug 2005

http://digbig.com/4egwx
"TEENAGE girls in Swinton are choosing to risk walking home alone at night because of a controversial police policy which breaks up groups of two or more youths.
Under current rules, police have the right to stop and question any group and order them to disperse in designated areas of Swinton between 9pm and 6am.
The emergency measures were brought in to tackle a spate of violent street crime in the area"