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'RVIPF let schools handle internal disturbances' – CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the number of juvenile crime cases in the territory on a sharp decline, Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews has revealed that schools are allowed to handle internal juvenile disturbances rather than turning to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) for action.
A global perspective on juvenile deviancy!
By Dickson Igwe
Juvenile delinquency in the Virgin Islands is a social, cultural, and economic devourer. If it continues to grow as swiftly as it is growing at present, it could destroy the fabric of Virgin Islands society.
The greatest weapon against juvenile delinquency
By Dickson Igwe
This Old Boy Op Ed Journalist was engaged in conversation with a well known Virgin Islands Educator on Tuesday May 13, 2014. The Principal stated the following.
Juvenile Delinquency and the missing village
By Dickson Igwe
Juvenile delinquency in the Virgin Islands is a social, cultural, and economic devourer: a ravenous beast. If it is allowed to grow as swiftly as it is growing at present, it will destroy the fabric of Virgin Islands society. Juvenile delinquency can be defeated however, through intervention early in the life of the child at danger, especially the area of learning. It can be further tackled through corrective education during the teenage years of the delinquent.