A new day and with it a new set of plans to tackle youth crime.

The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is proposing putting ex-gang members and after-school patrols on the streets to keep order.

It is part of a £60million package and there is also a proposal to put 'youth experts' into police stations to deal with teenage offenders.

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