SOCIETY has to move away from stigmatising troublesome kids as “bad” and distinguish between them and their behaviour, according to a garda inspector.

THE nurture versus nature debate has bubbled away for centuries. There are those who believe that a person, a character can be formed by either positive or negative influences. There are others who believe that each of us is born with the character that will shape our lives. One view is humanist and optimistic, the other fatalistic and less than inspiring.