youth crime news

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has been awarded £660,000 from the Youth Endowment Fund to launch and evaluate Inspiring Futures – an initiative aiming to ... More

Sports should be harnessed to help tackle knife crime and gang violence, according to a report by the DCMS Select Committee. In its Changing Lives: ... More

The government will look to use sport as a way to support and engage young people in "serious violence hot spots". Jeremy Wright, secretary of ... More

Former boxing world champion Amir Khan has launched ‘Ring the Changes’ – an initiative aimed at addressing youth crime in London. Operated in partnership with ... More

A new report compiled by Loughborough University has revealed how a London cricket scheme launched in July 2008 is helping to combat youth crime. The ... More

A Devon initiative in which young people are encouraged to visit local leisure centres on Friday nights has been hailed as a success after new ... More

New standards - designed to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour - have been launched by SkillsActive and Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The National ... More

Sport can provide an effective response to the growing problems of gun and knife crime amongst young people, according to a report by social research ... More

Hundreds more young people will have the opportunity to be mentored by elite sports stars, musicians and top media professionals thanks to a £3m investment ... More