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Knife crime surges in areas where youth services have been cut

Cuts to youth services could have contributed to a surge in knife crime, findings from a Commons’ all-party parliamentary group have revealed. This weekend a teenager became the 29th person to be fatally stabbed in London this year after he was chased through the streets by a lone knifeman before ...

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Tory MP wants teenagers at risk of knife crime to learn self-defence

A controversial Tory MP has spoken out regarding violent crime and how teenagers at risk could deal with potentially life threatening situations.  Conservative MP Christopher Chope told a committee about the teenagers at risk of knife attacks could learn martial arts, so they can deal with situations where they are confronted ...

Scene of stabbing attack in Ilford - Credit:SWNS

Stick approach will not end youth knife crime

With knife crime on the rise, Dr Tim Bateman, Reader in Youth Justice at the University of Bedfordshire, comments on why a more nuanced approach that focuses on improving young people’s environments is needed: Tragic events such as the fatal stabbing of two teenagers in London last weekend rightly create ...

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