The recommendations come from 187 children and young people who are all either in care or in secure training centres.
They were interviewed as part of a new report looking at how we can stop underage criminality and help prevent young people from getting into trouble.
Keeping Out of Trouble has been published by the children’s rights director for England, Roger Morgan, and pulls together the views expressed by the 187 across nine discussion groups.
When asked what would stop young people from breaking the law, the three top responses were more local activities and places to go, jobs for young people, and more government support.
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