There were also frequent allegations of police officers racially abusing and using excessive force against black youths in the area.

At the same time, there have been periodic accusations that police use unnecessary force against black and Hispanic youths.

At the same time, they find themselves sending young soldiers with rifles and combat gear against stone-throwing youths.

The proposals, they say, discriminate against responsible youths by treating them the same as juvenile criminals.

In Rennes, the police used tear gas against youths who had set garbage cans on fire and vandalized cars.

The tactic has been widely criticised as it is used disproportionately against black youths.

The Irish Schoolboys side represents the nation against youths of other nations.

With poverty comes crime and violence, much of it committed by youths against youths.

Ms. Edge addressed police violence against black youths in the two excerpts presented here, but without rhetoric or polemics.

South Africa's police commissioner ordered an investigation today into accusations of "horrendous" brutality against detained black youths.