Crime

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Knife crime: Survey reveals young people’s growing fears

29 July 2008
Politicians and the media continue to call for crackdowns on young people as the way to deal with knife crime.

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‘My son was killed by a knife but he was failed by the system’

22 July 2008
Leon Francis was just 24 years old when he was fatally stabbed in December last year.

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Gordon Brown's tough talk won't stop knives

16 July 2008
It seems that in the last week the entire political establishment has jumped on the issue of knife crime.

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Knife crime: ‘crackdowns’ are no solution

08 July 2008
Most people are rightly horrified at the number of young people who are victims of knife crime or violent attack.

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New Labour’s draconian plan to humiliate offenders

17 June 2008
A new crime report commissioned by the government shows how far Labour has abandoned any notion that the criminal justice system should attempt to rehabilitate offenders.

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Stop viewing the young as a threat, says Asbo report

12 February 2008
A new report argues that the use of Anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) against young people is counterproductive.

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Why police crackdowns will not cut knife crime

22 January 2008
According to the press and politicians Britain is awash with gangs of knife-carrying young people, who respect no law and will slash anyone who gets in their way.

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Why the government's crime policy fails young people

04 September 2007
The past few weeks have seen a moral panic being stirred up in the press following a number of horrendous crimes involving knives and guns committed by children.

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Is knife crime out of control in Britain?

10 June 2006
Knife crime is big news following a number of high profile stabbings over the past month. Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Ian Blair has called for mandatory sentences for anyone found in possession of a knife.

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