Editor's view

Plans for the police to create databases of 'sensitive information' about young children whom they believe could become criminals will raise serious concerns about human rights. An adult whose name and personal details were put on a list of potential criminals would rightly be furious. What effect will this sort of action have on children from nursery age who could be under surveillance just for living in a particular area or coming from the 'wrong sort' of family? Will being under suspicion in this way actually help to improve their life chances, when so much needs to be done to...