The vile homophobic knife attack on two gay men as they walked home in Anfield by youths as young as 12 has once again focused attention on juvenile crime.
While each incident is condemned by members of the public and met with appeals for information from police, there is little agreement on what can be done to prevent such incidents in future.
But one country which addressed a similar kind of issue may point the way forward - Iceland.
According to the World Economic Forum , 20 years ago Icelandic teenagers were the heaviest drinkers in Europe.
Drink and drugs education wasn't working, with 42% of teenagers saying they had been drunk in the last month, and 23% smoking every day.
So pyschologists looked at why some Icelandic teenagers didn't drink.
They found their parents spent more time with them, they did regular after-school activities and they didn't go outside late at night.
Those that did drink were often coping with family stress and boredom.
So Iceland encouraged them to try other activities instead.
It offered teenagers more music, dance, sport and art clubs, to help them feel part of a group.
And it paid every family in Reykjavik £250 per year, per child, to spend on activities.
By 2012, 42% of 15 to 16-year-olds played sport four times a week.
Schools also taught parents that spending time with their kids really helped them.
The number of teens spending time with their parents on weekdays doubled.
Selling tobacco to under-18s and alcohol to under-20s was outlawed.
And it became illegal for under-16s to be outside late at night.
The number of teens who say they have been drunk in the last month has dropped by 90%.
And just 3% of 15 to 16-year-olds have smoked.
Now Icelandic teenagers are the cleanest-living in Europe.
The Icelandic model could help millions of kids in other countries. What could our country learn from them?
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