He highlighted Gwynedd and Anglesey YOT as reducing offending several years ago by working with police and going into schools to educate children against anti social behaviour.

BBC: Youth and child crime rates fall in Wales, YOT figures show

And he said Swansea YOT had seen a big fall in repeat offenders - decreasing from 204 to 23 between 2001 and 2012 - due to the implementation of a "golden fortnight", when young people who have caused minor offences are assessed and their parents involved to try to change the child's behaviour.

BBC: Youth and child crime rates fall in Wales, YOT figures show