Gang intervention: The Church’s Role
Faith community has role to play in combating gang culture
ChristianToday – London,UK
A leading criminologist says that the faith community has a role to play in combating gang culture in the UK.
Professor John Pitts is one of the guest speakers at the Bite the Bullet church conference on gang culture taking place in north London on Saturday.
He believes churches are in the ideal position to run gang initiatives, with their members being local and often connected with the young people and families experiencing gang-related problems.
“They have made a personal commitment to helping and they are likely to be around for much longer than the professionals – and continuity is very important in this kind of work,” he said.
Mr Pitts said “good intentions and commitment” were not enough to rid the UK of its gangs.
“This is complex and sometimes dangerous work and we need to find ways in which statutory and voluntary agencies can work with faith groups to provide high quality training and ongoing support,” he said.
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