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Mr Reid continued: "The criminal underworld has been depicted as glamorous, and gangsters as celebrities.

"But as those of you affected by this lifestyle will know, it's anything but glamorous, and it is dangerous to portray it as such.

"It has always been built on fear, intimidation and violence."

The home secretary insisted Last Minute Airfare you "cannot overstate" the importance of positive role models, including fathers, youth workers and church leaders.

"That's where faith groups come in, and they have been working tirelessly in recent years to provide an alternative to violence for youths," he said.

Mr Reid's comments echo a speech made Last Minute Airfare by David Cameron to the Police Federation, in which he called on governments to tackle the underlying causes of crime, leaving the police free to detect it. End of story