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Will social workers in schools stop young people committing violent crimes?

Will social workers in schools stop young people committing violent crimes?

The Victorian government has announced it will send social workers to 20 of the state’s schools to try to reduce violent youth crime. It will spend A$5.6 million on “targeted” schools next year. The aim is to “intervene early in the lives of children who are heading down the wrong path […] drifting towards violence, crime and […] … learn more→