Government and the police hosted a gang education and intervention workshop for educators on Friday, May 25.The workshop, facilitated by Assistant Police Commissioner David Mirfiend and other officers, assisted counsellors and educational therapists to spot students involved in gangs.It was the third such workshop to be held, and took place at CedarBridge Academy.Opening the workshop, Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief commented: “As I have said before, the public, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, cousins — the entire family — has a part to play in ensuring our youth do not become involved in antisocial and gang behaviour. And we in the Ministry of National Security are doing all we can to ensure everyone becomes part of the solution.”Mr Mirfield said of the workshop: “Officers from the Community Action Team, and the Gang Targeting Team joined senior police managers and the Mirrors Programme, to present a workshop looking at the consequences of gang life; they also discussed prevention, and intervention opportunities.“This is the third such presentation reaching out to educators across the spectrum. Feedback was extremely positive with all participants leaving the workshop better informed and with the resolve to implement many of the recommendations.”