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can teen knife crime be reduced :in the UK? - Coggle Diagram
can teen knife crime be reduced :in the UK?
MEDIA
WHAT IS IT
Knife crime is any crime involving a knife or other bladed or pointed object, such as screwdrivers, razors or broken bottles. This could involve assaulting or stabbing someone, threatening them in order to steal something or carrying a knife or a bladed/pointed object.
NEWS
LAWS AND PROPOSALS
Proposal 1:
Introduction of a targeted ban of certain types of large knives that seem to be designed to look menacing with no practical purpose.
Proposal 2:
Whether additional powers should be given to the police to seize, retain and destroy lawfully held bladed articles of a certain length if these are found by the police when in private property lawfully and they have reasonable grounds to believe that the article(s) are likely to be used in a criminal act.
Proposal 3:
Whether there is a need to increase the maximum penalty for the importation, manufacture, sale and supply of prohibited offensive weapons (s141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and s1 Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959) and the offence of selling bladed articles to persons under 18 (s141A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988) to 2 years, to reflect the severity of these offences.
Proposal 4:
Whether the Criminal Justice System should treat possession in public of prohibited knives and offensive weapons more seriously.
Proposal 5:
Whether there is a need for a separate possession offence of bladed articles with the intention to injure or cause fear of violence with a maximum penalty higher than the current offence of possession of an offensive weapon under s1 of the PCA 1953.
Allen, G. and Burton, M. (2023). Knife crime statistics. commonslibrary.parliament.uk, [online] CP4304(SN4304). Available at:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04304/
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EDUCATION
Knife crime education programmes are typically delivered in schools, but may also be delivered in community centres, hospitals or youth justice services. Programmes tend to be a one-off, short session of one or two hours.
They may include:
Educational sessions on the consequences of knife carrying and knife crime.
Group discussions to explore attitudes towards knife carrying.
Facilitators sharing experience or knowledge about the impact of knife crime. For example, emergency healthcare providers or people with experience of knife crime could provide case studies.
Showing photos, videos or films that depict injuries or impacts of knife crime.
https://youthendowmentfund.org.uk/knife-crime/
Youth Endowment Fund. (n.d.). Knife crime.
Supplementary sessions may also be delivered to parents, teachers or other local professionals working with children and young people. These sessions train adults to provide support or answer any questions that may come up for children and young people.
How can you implement it well?
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Use real stories about knife crime
Children and young people find sessions more engaging and impactful when they hear stories about how knife crime has affected people, particularly when they hear directly from victims or their families. It can be hard to identify and arrange sessions with people with direct experience of the impact of knife crime, and many programmes use videos instead.
Closely manage group discussions
Group discussions can help to reinforce messages about the consequences of knife crime. These sessions need to be managed closely, to identify any situations where young people may demonstrate support for knife carrying or may threaten others in the session. This may require follow-up support for some young people.
Adapt to the local context
The content and examples shared in sessions need to feel relevant to young people, in relation to geography, situation, or type of crime. For example, sharing stories about knife crime in London or Birmingham may feel irrelevant to communities in smaller towns.
Allocate time for teachers
Finding the time to run a knife crime education programme in a school setting can be challenging for teachers. Schools need to allocate time to support teachers to manage the administration related to organising these sessions during assemblies, or to run the sessions during personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) lessons.
Provide follow up materials and support
Some children and young people may be upset by discussing the impact of knife crime or seeing imagery of knife-related injuries. Provide opportunities for children and young people to debrief with trusted adults in the days or weeks that follow a session. Provide materials that can be shared by teachers or youth workers after the session, including information about support services and how to report incidents or knife carrying.
WHY?
STATISTICS
20% of children (1 in 5) said they’d skipped school due to feeling unsafe.
Regions infested with knife crime and why.
Affects on peoples life's both who commited the crime and victims.