2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁held ▁at ▁Kent ▁Police ▁College ▁in ▁Ma id stone . ▁ ▁Youth ▁P CC ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Bar nes ▁appointed ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁Paris ▁Brown ▁as ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁first ▁Youth ▁Police ▁and ▁Crime ▁Commission er , ▁with ▁a ▁job ▁of ▁representing ▁the ▁views ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁polic ing ▁in ▁Kent . ▁Brown ▁soon ▁faced ▁calls ▁to ▁res ign ▁when ▁news ▁reports ▁said ▁she ▁had ▁used ▁her ▁Twitter ▁account ▁to ▁alleg edly ▁post ▁off ensive ▁comments . ▁Brown ▁issued ▁an ▁ap ology ▁and ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁she ▁felt ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁serve ▁the ▁role ▁justice ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁media ▁attention , ▁saying ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁" qu itting ▁in ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁people ▁of ▁Kent ". ▁ ▁Following ▁Brown ' s ▁departure , ▁Ker ry ▁Bo yd , ▁ 2 0 , ▁was ▁appointed ▁Kent ▁youth ▁crime ▁commission er . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Bar nes ' s ▁un fortun ate ▁appearance ▁on ▁television , ▁the ▁Sun ▁newspaper ▁dis closed ▁ ▁a ▁' close ▁friendship ' ▁between ▁Bo yd ▁and ▁a ▁married ▁former ▁Conserv ative ▁coun c ill or ; ▁Bo yd ▁was ▁susp ended ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Bar nes ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁supported ▁Bo yd ▁but ▁would ▁not ▁comment ▁further ▁while ▁en qui ries ▁were ▁taking ▁place . ▁Following ▁Bo yd ' s ▁susp ension ▁there ▁were ▁calls