Resources

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 Academy

The 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

Submission to the Street Weapons Commission: Looking Beyond Legislation Training the parents of juvenile offenders: state of the art and recommendations for service delivery

Publications

Youth Crime Action Plan Ten years of Labour's youth justice reforms: an independent audit The Street Weapons Commission Report Staying Safe Gangs at the Grassroots: Community solutions to street violence Young People and Street Crime Going Ballistic Speaking Out Briefing: Knife, Gun and Gang Crime Speaking Out Briefing: Gang, Gun and Knife Crime: Seeking Solutions Prevention and youth crime: Is early intervention working?

News articles

While I hope new knife-crime measures will work, stopping and searching won't solve the problem (The Guardian) 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.

Programmes

Checkpoints for parents Bridging the gap

Organisations

Fear and Fashion Mothers Against Violence SmartJustice for Young People UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science Victim Support London

Events

Youth Taskforce Roadshows - 6-27 November 2008 Annual Youth Justice Convention - 26-27 November 2008 NACRO annual youth crime conference 2009 - 1-3 April 2009

What's your view?

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