Straw backs black mentors plan for youths

Michael WhiteTuesday August 21, 2007The Guardian

Jack Straw, the justice secretary, yesterday backed plans to help inner city black youths avoid the temptations of crime by providing them with successful black mentors, including army officers.

Mr Straw said: "The best examples for disaffected black youngsters are other black people who have made their way in society because they have a far better understanding of the pressures in these communities."

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