Unhealthy children are more likely to commit crimes, says a second report from NACRO. It found that a third of persistent offenders had a drugs problem; 40 per cent had drunk alcohol at the time of committing an offence; and one half of male and a third of female young offenders suffered from mental health disorders.
Children, health and crime, NACRO, 169 Clapham Road,London SW9 0PU, pound;5.00.
Diane Spencer
