Alternative approaches focused on public health centre on the causes of knife crime — such as exposure to psychological and social risk factors from family, peers, or at school. Either way, knife crime is committed by a broken child in need of fixing. But both these approaches are counter-productive and harmful.
To counteract the moral panic and identify appropriate solutions to children carrying and using knives, society urgently needs to bring the issue into its proper perspective. Knife crime is a complex social problem. It is a symptom of the toxic environments that adults create around children, who then become both perpetrators and victims.
These toxic environments can leave children disaffected, fearful and vengeful. They are scared and provoked into carrying knives, joining gangs and committing violent acts. It is no coincidence, therefore, that the vast majority of knife crime takes place in neighbourhoods suffering from huge social disadvantage and disinvestment. Children pass through many different environments in their daily lives relating to their families, education, neighbourhood, employment and recreation.
Such efforts treat children as little adults with adult capacities, development and foresight — contrary to evidence indicating that this is patently untrue. Toxic environments are not created by children — who are the victims in these environments — but by politicians and by the politics of austerity.
Local council estates have been hollowed out by a decade of austerity which has ripped away funding for basic services for young people.
Austerity abrogates the responsibility to care for, to nurture and to lead children into positive lifestyles, shifting this responsibility to criminal gangs and drug dealers. Responses to knife crime must be focused on the child and the adult environments that shape them.
These can be accessed via the link buttons below:. Hampshire police have dedicated youth education and engagement staff offering advice and support to develop joint working opportunities and can be contacted via the Safe4me contact form. Knife Crime. Topic: Knife Crime This toolkit aims to support and assist education staff, partner agencies and CYP practitioners in their work with children, young people and families by providing information, advice and links to resources specific to knife crime, including lesson plans for KS2 which can be accessed in the resources section at the bottom of this page.
Introduction With a steady rise in knife related crimes being reported over the last few years, there is a concern that it is fast becoming an epidemic across the country, specifically impacting on young people, families and communities.
Why are young people are carrying knives? County Lines. The Law The law takes a robust approach to dealing with knife crime — adults charged with possession of a knife will automatically go before a court. Victims or Criminals? Working in Partnership As already mentioned, this is a societal problem which cannot be tackled by police, schools or single agencies alone, highlighting the need to work together both reactively and proactively. Supporting Education As part of our local work to support the national Operation Sceptre strategy, we have devised some guidance for schools detailing more about OP Sceptre and how they can get involved and develop ways to tackle knife crime alongside us.
The maximum sentence for carrying a knife illegally is four years in prison and an unlimited fine. If you injure someone or use a knife to commit a crime, the penalties could increase.
You could be prosecuted for carrying an article that could injure someone. If convicted, you could be imprisoned and fined. Police officers have the right to stop and search any person or vehicle if they suspect an offence. This includes illegally carrying a knife or offensive weapon. If you have a knife and want to get rid of it, talk to an adult who you trust.
During an amnesty, you can hand in your unwanted knife without having to answer questions from the police. If you have information about knife crime in your area and you're nervous about going to the police, you can call Crimestoppers on They will never ask for your name or try to trace the number that you're calling from.
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