Inadequacy of education, training and socialisation for young people, and related high unemployment are global problems.
In Jamaica they are particularly pronounced — often blamed for the country’s intolerably high crime rate.
To make matters worse, there is very little in terms of rehabilitation for those young people who have committed themselves on the wrong side of the law.
We are contemplating these issues in the context of two articles on the weekend which deal with youth training as a means of changing the pattern away from crime and antisocial behaviour.
A Jamaica Information Service story tells of a programme called ‘A New Path’ which targets juvenile wards of the State at correctional facilities. It is aimed at providing skills training and influencing behavioural change for marginalised youngsters (12-18-year-olds who have broken the law).
