Most are taking the easier route of getting tougher with young criminals.

He said the latter course only made the young criminals worse.

A woman sought money for a program to give young criminals psychological counseling in the schools.

The young criminals are rather pets, some of them.

He is a handsome, young criminal who has a lethal reputation with the ladies.

There is something almost sociopathic about the young criminals here.

Indeed this is a system guaranteed to create more young criminals.

"Thank God they were older people, more experienced than younger criminals who might have shot at the officers."

He befriends a small gang of young criminals from his local school.

But officials said last night no decisions had been reached as part of Government plans to provide 200 secure places for young criminals.