Boy's home inadequate for 'angry young men'

Press, 22 October 1987, Page 4

Boy's home inadequate for 'angry young men'

By 9UE LANCASTER CkrMcMreh Boys’ ruSR jtosS may bare income inadequate for dealing wltt me young men tte borne ban receoOy admSl»*recotfiy and was well above Mi normal capacity, sold too homo’s principel, Mr David Hutchinson. “Ao wail as a Mok rail, wu MVB MCI W OMI wßfl Ing-out young men with a potential for disruptions and confrontational bohevtaur ** Io recent weeks their behaviour had on occasions temporarily got out of hand aad the police had boon called on to assist, Mr Hutchinson said. However, the residents were "really settled" now,

In one Incident, two police helped staff to take pieces of broken furniture from two residents trying to abscond from the home, said Mr Hutchinson. On another occasion, a disruptive group of residents caused considerable damage to the building that included breaking numerous windows, "Two police were present while staff quickly regained control of the situation," he said. Last week, a telephone call to the police by a staff member resulted in several carloads of police arriving at the home. The staff member had telephoned the police over a trivial incident rather than following the normal procedure of getting In touch with a senior social worker, said Mr Hutchinson. The problem was largely resolved before

too poMce arrived, be NidM norior Mn fee Movmb, anM thal irtflf irhiif hmimrnT" meatfly was nofaa eewyday oceurreace It jffcare wbero tto home young poopwr nvmg togetter. '''■ ktsW homo staff owy bm rtcttvta from ItteMUMwre Road bufldtag wao.no longer •uitoMo for dealtag with the older, more sophisticatari tfcm MfM oo longer adequate for were okwt wenepen who wore on remand awaiting sentence In the District Court aad who could be destined for corrective training, prison, or other Justice Department alternatives, be said, "With the limited availability of otter residential facilities, particularly in the psychiatric and educational areas, and the lack of community-based alternatives, we have become the only readily available residential resource for ouch a diverse group of young men." The staff were looking forward to moving to Howard House, at Kingsiea, where the facilities would be "purposebuilt and much more suited to contemporary needs," Mr Hutchinson said. 1 The boyg 1 home Is due to move to Kingsiea about the middle of next year. Tenders for the work on Howard House are being considered.