Uniting to prevent youth crime in London

A London coalition is bringing together the agencies tackling youth crime in the capital to see what more can be done to help young people stay safe and prevent them from getting involved in crime. The London Youth Crime Prevention Board (LYCPB), which was set up in the summer of 2007, is uniting key players in community safety and children`s services to put in place new measures to reduce the flow of young people into crime and violence.Board members include representatives from the Metropolitan Police Service and the MPA, schools, the voluntary sector, the Association of London Directors of Children`s Services, London Councils` elected members, the Chief Executives` London Committee, the Youth Justice Board, the London Criminal Justice Board, the Greater London Authority, National Strategies and Government Office for London. This coalition aims to bring together all these groups, their knowledge and their methods of tackling youth crime to introduce a more joined-up and collaborative approach to prevention.