We live in a society with a growing and increasingly urbanised population, yet policing resources are finite. For the time being also, our society has more people in the 15-25 age cohort where criminality is common, particularly among males. These are facts of life and, therefore, increasing demands are being made on our police force due to increasing levels of criminality. The contributory causes of crime have to be tackled, including unequal access to education and the design of housing estates. There is no simple solution.