"Police are under increasing pressure to record 'playground high jinx' as crimes, one of the country's most senior officers said last night. Officers are regularly criticised for not adding petty pranks and boisterous escapades by youngsters to official records, Sir Hugh Orde revealed."
"In one case police dealt with three eight-year-olds caught bearing their bottoms at passing motorists by simply taking them home and informing their parents.
And in another an officer did the same when he was called to a 10-year-old boy and a younger friend who were throwing around stolen penny sweets."
"But official inspectors later said both incidents should have been recorded as crimes, potentially triggering a full inquiry, even when the participants could not be prosecuted because they were below the age of criminal responsibility."
"Speaking yesterday, Sir Hugh, said the trend is causing 'real frustration' to chief constables who believe they should have discretion to focus their efforts elsewhere."
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