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Dorset Police are working on a long-term plan to reduce criminal behaviour among school age children DORSET Police are working on a long-term plan to reduce criminal behaviour among school age children. The county health and wellbeing board was told that this would only be achieved by close working with partner organisations, including health, and even then might take five to ten years to achieve tangible results. Chief Constable James Vaughan said the programme would affect everyone in the county and should improve community safety. He said that over the coming years there would be a greater emphasis on preventative working. ....
THE number of youths arrested in Dorset on suspicion of possessing knives, blades and other weapons has soared by 190 per cent over the past five years. Data obtained from Dorset Police by a Daily Echo Freedom of Information (FOI) request showed that 64 under 18s were arrested for this offence in 2020. In 2016 this figure was just 22 and it has been increasing year-on-year ever since. The majority of arrested youths were boys – 62 of the 64 – last year, while since 2016 the youngest person arrested on suspicion of possession of a blade or an offensive weapon was an 11-year-old girl. Chief Inspector Lindsay Dudfield said Dorset Police is committed to reducing crime involving young people and protecting communities. ....