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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Boot camps must not add to our abuse shame
Description: The plan to give “use of force” powers to the people running the Government’s new boot camps for young criminals is getting a bit of attention today. Or military academies as the Prime Minister was calling them this morning. The Children’s Minister has got this idea that, if you’re involved in running a boot camp, you should have the same powers as the police and you should be allowed to use force. The Prime Minister, though, doesn't seem to be so keen. He’s going to stand up next week and issue a...