The founder of one of the world's leading anti-gang initiatives has criticised the New Zealand Government's approach to the issue —encouraging a solution that addresses the root causes of gang membership. "Gang violence everywhere is about a lethal absence of hope. "If you can infuse hope to young people for whom hope is foreign, then you really do quite a bit in terms of combating gang violence." Gang patches could be banned in public under the proposed law. The Government's planOn Breakfast, Boyle was asked whether he thought the New Zealand Government's plan – to ban gang patches and increase police powers to tackle gangs – was an effective strategy.

Source: Stuff May 23, 2024 09:21 UTC