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Nations like Scotland and New Zealand have pioneered community-centred strategies to tackle knife crime – it’s time for the rest of the UK to follow suit.
Police in Camden, after a young man of Somali origin was stabbed in February 2018.
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Somali community leaders should help to foster links with their traditional culture.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at the Walthamstow youth project, Spark2Life.
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Knife crime is a symptom of the toxic environments that adults create around children.
An attack in London left a man dead. But did you hear about it?
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London is struggling to manage a violent crime epidemic, yet the Manchester attack attracted global attention.
History repeats itself.
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When people don’t trust the government, the media or police, they are less inclined to play by the rules and more likely to lash out violently.
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Former young offenders can be uniquely well-equipped to support teenagers at risk of getting caught up in crime.
Knife crime is on the rise in England and Wales.
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Distrust in the police is a surprisingly central factor when people arm themselves illegally.
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The policing of black British culture has a long history.
Youth workers use a ‘window of opportunity’ to try and stop cycles of violence.
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Youth workers try to use a ‘window of opportunity’ to help young victims of violent crime get out of a cycle of violence.
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There are no easy answers when it comes to tackling knife crime but young people must be at the centre of any possible solution.
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Violence in UK schools is at record levels, but expelling pupils isn’t always the answer.
Amber Rudd: under pressure over violent crime.
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The former Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex argues that more resources can help, but any available funds need to be spent by the right agencies in the right way.
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Thousands of young people have got on their bikes to make a political statement in London’s streets. The government would do well to pay attention.
Tributes in Tottenham, London.
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The British government is not facing up to the serious challenges it faces.
Police at the scene of a fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old man in Hackney, London on April 4.
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There have been more than 50 murders in London already in 2018, and more in February and March than in New York.
The scene of the crime: an estate in England.
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Stabbing deaths among young people are at an eight-year high – and the government is not doing anything effective to solve it.
Sadiq Khan wants to ramp up police stop and search in London in a bid to stop knife crime.
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Stop and search contributes to marginalisation and has a corrosive impact on society.
How young men justify their need to carry a weapon.
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It’s too easy to blame gang culture.
Violent crime is a vicious cycle.
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Attacks can have a serious impact on mental health – and contribute to a disturbing negative cycle.