Resources

Focus on knife crime

Recent high-profile stabbings of young people have pushed the issue of knife crime up the agenda, and started a debate as to the best way to prevent it. This Focus on knife crime looks at the latest research and examines what the Government has been doing to tackle knife crime. It also provides practitioners working with such families with a range of resources, including training and events, publications and contacts.

Knife crime and the parenting academy

The parenting academy is carrying out a number of research projects that are looking at how to prevent behaviour that eventually leads to antisocial and criminal activities.

Research

Appropriate and effective means of preventing juvenile delinquency are at the heart of a number of research studies.

Publications

Take a look at this section for a wide range of literature evolving around youth crime. Publications include the latest policy documents, reports and practical guides.

News articles

While I hope new knife-crime measures will work, stopping and searching won't solve the problem (The Guardian) 'Youth violence is not about race' (New Statesman) Home Office in new knives clampdown (politics.co.uk) Charities get £30m to fight crime (Children & Young People Now) 'Politicians can't afford to think long-term' (The Guardian)Brown targets 'problem families' (BBC News) Tackling knife crime: different approaches (The Guardian) Shopkeeper hands in 400 knives to prevent teenage stabbings (Evening Standard)Young offender academies proposed (BBC News)Are mums the key to ending knife crime? (BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour)

Policy

The Government's latest Youth Crime Action Plan sets out a range of intensive prevention measures and increased support for parents to tackle offending and reduce re-offending.

What's your view?

What is the best way to combat knife crime? Is enough being done? Let us know