Hooliganism On The Rise?

Numbers of hooliganism were on the decline but there is a concern that the numbers maybe on the rise. The police are worried about the possible emergence of a new teenagers and a new generation of hooligans. They are worried about these teenagers because they are becoming smarter about how and where they are committing hooligan acts. These teenagers are focusing on smaller teams and smaller leagues who have less resources to prevent and punish those who commit these acts. Recently, almost half of the incidents of disorderly conduct in recent seasons in England, Whales, and Ireland involved youth.
Teams and leagues are worried that since the youth are becoming disruptive at a young age and they will be a problem for many many years to come. A trend in the wrong direction as far as teams and leagues are concerned.
They really need to jump the gun and punish these youngsters hard and quickly to set and example and try to control the situation as much as possible. The teams and leagues with less resources have to get creative to help prevent the trend that they are seeing.
If the trend is not changed now, it will be an extreme problem for decades to come. Get creative and find new ways to prevent these acts from happening. Hit them hard with penalties and make examples of the young now to make things safer and more enjoyable for millions of fans to come.