Respect through education

摘要

Avon Fire and Rescue Service gives an overview of its work to reduce antisocial behaviour amongst young people within the county. It is a generally accepted fact that young people are more likely to be involved in deliberate nuisance fires than any other age group. Disaffected, demoralised and deemed 'at risk', these young people, without guidance and support, could find themselves permanently on the fringe of society and more likely to go on to commit serious crime. With this in mind, in August 2005 Avon Fire and Rescue Service established its Youth Development Centre (YDC) to look at ways of tackling the problem and devise programmes to ensure each age group was catered for.