Grenada’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. James Clarkson, is very concerned about the growing problem of delinquent youth behavior in the country. In recent years, there seem to have been an increase in the amount of young people loitering throughout the streets in towns all over the country, in most cases, blocking the entrances to business houses and banking institutions and creating a problem for business customers, pedestrians and drivers of vehicles. More often than not, a few of these youngsters get involved in deviant, sometimes violent activities. Commissioner Clarkson has made a request for parents and guardians to become more involved in their children’s lives and to monitor their activities, especially after school. He urged them to discourage their children from loitering at various shopping centers and the bus terminus. He also advised the other major stakeholders to adopt a more pro-active approach in helping to deal with the problem of juvenile delinquency. There has been an increase in police patrol around town in recent times with a view to reducing the problem of loitering among young people. Mr. Clarkson has promised swift and decisive action by members of the police force in dealing with the problem. Even throughout the nation’s schools, some young persons have been demonstrating little regard for school rules and showing open contempt towards authority. Some of these students walk with assault weapons - like knives and screwdrivers - in their possession, have assaulted, robbed and intimidated other students and have even verbally and physically attacked teachers when attempts were made to intervene and stomp out their deviant activities. Some persons have ventured to suggest that the educational framework in the country is not properly equipped to effectively deal with violent and misguided young people and there is a dire need for modification and modernization of the approach currently being employed in order to deal more successfully with present day, 21st century realities. Most times, deviant students face suspension for a limited period then return to school and continue with the same behavior. This has been a talking point among Grenadians from all walks of life and there is a school of thought which suggests that young people with serious disciplinary problems be taken out from the ‘normal’ school environment and be placed in special institutions where trained counselors and social workers can intervene and help them change their behavior and conduct themselves in more socially acceptable ways. At these institutions, students will still be able to receive instruction in various areas of the curriculum and perhaps more importantly, receive the sort of effective professional counseling and training that can enable them to transform their lives for the better. Inside Grenada News