Shops with smashed windows, stolen cars and graffittied walls are everyday sights to be seen in any British town. It has always been this way, yet there has been no successful solution to the problems. The sources of these crimes are generally youths aged between twelve and eighteen years old. So what is there left to do to help prevent these crimes being executed? Is boredom the cause of vandalism by teenagers"

During the Second World War vandalism wasn't so big an issue. Young people were often moved out of the large dangerous cities and into the more sedate countryside. There were also those who were conscripted to the army. These men and boys were transferred to many places all around the world, which gave those male youths not yet old enough to be called up, something to look forward to. Conscription to the army gave young men...