Nuisance Youths
Children and young people are part of our communities
and will always congregate – it’s a natural part of growing
up and very few youngsters who meet in public places are actually
committing any
criminal offences.
Although the police deal with a number of calls
throughout the year from residents and businesses complaining about ‘nuisance youths’,
some of these calls are from people who feel intimidated by groups
of youngsters but are not complaining of any crime, damage, noise or
direct threat. Often, young people in a group will not be aware that
their presence alone can frighten or intimidate other people.
However, on occasions the behaviour of some young people can get out
of hand and be a real cause for concern.
Who do I contact if I am having problems with Nuisance Youths?
If you are having problems with nuisance youths then the first thing
you should do is contact your ward constable. To find out who your
ward constable is, please go to the following web page:
www.herts.police.uk/blue_light/nuisance_youths.htm
Alternatively you can ring the youth section of the Police Community
Safety Team on 01727 796075 or 01727 796124.
When reporting nuisance youths try to be as specific as you can about
what they are doing, or suspected of doing, who is involved and the
location, so that police can respond accordingly.
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