The police officer giving young drug dealers a second chance

A "unique" scheme to keep young dealers caught selling drugs out of prison is being piloted by police in Bristol.

Offenders aged between 16 and 21 and arrested for drug supply will not be charged if selected for the Call In programme.

Det Supt Gary Haskins of Avon and Somerset Police said: "It's so they see the error of their ways and that crime isn't always the way."

The Call-In features in Beyond the Front Line which airs on BBC One in the West at 23:15 BST on Wednesday 28 August and on the BBC News Channel at 21:30 BST on Friday 30 August.

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