Ireland expands "Greentown Programme" to prevent youth from joining gangs, with a €500,000 annual budget per site.
Ireland's Greentown Programme, inspired by Sweden, aims to prevent children from joining gangs and engaging in criminal activities like drug trafficking and money laundering. The initiative, now in its third year and operating in two trial sites, has been extended for another three years with an annual budget of about €500,000 per site. Managed by a community organization, it targets youth at risk of or already involved in criminal networks, seeking to improve their outcomes and divert them from a life of crime.
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