Successful juvenile crime scheme to be rolled out

A GARDA pilot scheme which slashed juvenile crime rates by 60% in a Dublin division is being rolled out.

Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has given the green light for the scheme, which sees each young offender case managed by a dedicated garda, to be spread to the rest of Dublin. It has also started, or is in the process of starting, in Cork, Limerick, Donegal and Galway. It will begin in the remaining Garda divisions during the year.

In Dublin north central, the scheme has been expanded to adult offenders and sex offenders.