Representation image: This image is an artistic interpretation related to the article theme. KnifeMatic Idris Elba wants point removed from kitchen knives to curb united kingdom knife crime crisis Shedding Light on the Hidden Epidemic of Knife Crime in the UK. He also highlighted the root ca...
BackgroundFrom 2016 to 2017, the UK saw a 22% increase in crime with knives and sharp weapons. Admission to hospitals with stabbing injuries is now at its highest rate for 7 years with a shift towards younger victims, the youngest victim being just 13 years old. We aimed to explore ...
The article presents questions and answers related to knife crime incidents in Great Britain including the number of young people who were killed or seriously injured in knife crime attacks each year, the reason why young people carry and use knives, and the best way to educate young people abo...
Stop and search policy has also been criticized because of how ineffective the practice is in preventing crime. Several reports that looked at 10 years of police data in the UK found that increases in the number of stop and searches have astatistically marginalchange in the amount of crime in...
This article considers the current context for, and criminal justice responses to knife-carrying and knife-crime amongst young people in the UK. It will be argued that although criminal justice responses play an important role in managing the problem, they do nothing to tackle the roots of the...
PeterPalgrave Macmillan UKBritish PoliticsSquires, P., (2009) Beyond the Mainstream: The knife crime "epidemic" and British politics. British Politics. 4, 127- 157.Squires, P. (2009). `The knife crime `epidemic' and British politics'. British Politics, 4(1), 127-157....
are likely would Patrick She said: "It's ironic that Poundland recently decided to stop selling knives in 59 of their West Midland stores in the summer due to an increase in knife crime in that area, but they are willing to sell imitation knifes for children, which in the dark could ca...
Young victims of violent crime in London are using DIY methods including hair-weaving needles and superglue to stitch themselves up in a bid to avoid going to hospital, the Mayor of London said Thursday. Sadiq Khan was taking part in a call-in segment on a local radio station when he re...
The attack has added to the UK’s soaring rate of knife crime, with fatal stabbings in England and Wales at their highest levels since 2010/11. Published A young man has died after being stabbed in east London, bringing the total number of suspected murders in the capital ...
I even wrote anuanced conversationabout how to look at knife crime in the country in a moment when everyone was poking fun at the mayor of London for tweeting that there was never any reason to carry a knife (despite my article listing101 uses for a pocket knife). ...