Rising youth crime reflects wider societal problems

‘If tackling the root causes of knife crime remains the priority, it’s time to invest in community responses,’ writes Steve Phaure. Photograph (posed by model): Katie Collins/PAThe number of primary school children in pupil referral units (PRUs) in England has more than doubled since 2011, as part of a wider surge in the number of permanent exclusions in England and Wales over the past decade (Steep rise in under-11s excluded from school for being disruptive, 1 April). This is