There is no sixth form on the Isles so when youngsters turn 16, they go to the mainland.

The youngster turned his head, prepared to shoot her a glare, but she only smiled sympathetically.

The other youngster, a boy, approaches the water timorously, changes his mind and turns back.

"You don't want anybody to lose confidence," Torre said, "especially a youngster, because then it turns into wasting a whole year."

This time, the youngster simply turned and walked toward the Harding bench with his head down.

The youngster stood silently for a moment, then turned and ran back to his boat upon the water.

He says that bored youngsters turn to crime - joy riding cars etc.

The message is that these youngsters turn to gangs because their families and society have failed them.

The youngster turned around, still with a very sour expression.

The lack of such a policy is why more youngsters don't turn to other agencies, public and private.