Young People and Interfaces Report - Institute for Conflict Research
Young People and Interfaces Report - Institute for Conflict Research
Young People and Interfaces Report - Institute for Conflict Research
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YOUNG PEOPLE AND INTERFACES<br />
Interface Violence <strong>and</strong> Policing<br />
16. While most participants felt that those young people who got involved in interface violence<br />
did so <strong>for</strong> fun to relieve boredom, this also tended to be more focused on the motivations of<br />
‘our community’. As such the motivations of young people from the ‘Other’ community were<br />
viewed as more sectarian in origin.<br />
17. Youth <strong>and</strong> interface workers talked about the role of young people from hinterl<strong>and</strong><br />
communities in interface violence. This is significant given that we know little about how far<br />
the impact of an interface ripples out in to neighbouring communities.<br />
18. Several youth <strong>and</strong> interface workers were also concerned that the police in their opinion did<br />
not have a st<strong>and</strong>ardised protocol from which to engage with young people on the streets.<br />
19. A number of both Catholic <strong>and</strong> Protestant young people believed that in a riot situation the<br />
police treated their community ‘unfairly’ compared to the ‘Other’ community.<br />
20. Perceptions of the police were also impacted upon by the moving on of young people from<br />
various public spaces. This also fed in to a general view among many young people that<br />
they are ‘unfairly’ treated when compared to adults using public space.<br />
Trans<strong>for</strong>ming the interface<br />
21. The majority of young people want to be included in the discussion about what happens<br />
next to make their areas better places to live. The area based action plans envisaged in the<br />
Programme <strong>for</strong> Government (OFMdFM 2011) may provide a means in which young people<br />
can be included in the consultation process moving <strong>for</strong>ward.<br />
22. CRC <strong>and</strong> the ICP are well placed to identify young people in local communities <strong>and</strong> provide<br />
them with in<strong>for</strong>mation about potential developments in interface areas. The three phased<br />
approach to consultation identified in the previous section may provide an appropriate<br />
means of properly consulting with young people <strong>and</strong> including them in the decision making<br />
process with regards to interface issues.<br />
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