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06/06/2008
Brown Targets Knives
The PM, Gordon Brown has urged prosecutors to take more teenagers to court if there is a suggestion of a knife being involved in a crime.
He said yesterday that 16 and 17-year-olds should be taken to court if they are caught carrying a knife.
At a breakfast meeting, Mr Brown urged that a "presumption to prosecute" in cases of knife crime is applied more widely.
Currently, it is only the case in certain hot-spots and then only among those over 18 but the Premier wants it to be rolled out nationally and to 16 and 17-year-olds.
At the meeting the Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald QC, told Mr Brown: "When people come to us their expectation is a prosecution will follow.
"What we are proposing is that if people are carrying a knife and are prosecuted for other offences, they will be prosecuted for the knife too.
"We have set out some further guidance that the public interest is in favour of prosecution.
"It has become fashionable (to carry a knife). What we want people to understand is they put themselves at risk carrying these sorts of weapons."
After the 40-minute meeting concluded, the Prime Minister said: "Carrying a knife is completely unacceptable. When any young person or teenager who is encouraged to carry a knife is not making themselves safer, they are all making it more likely crimes are committed.
"We have got to make sure if a young person is carrying a knife, there is a message they will end up in court. They are putting other children and young people at risk."
(BMcC)
He said yesterday that 16 and 17-year-olds should be taken to court if they are caught carrying a knife.
At a breakfast meeting, Mr Brown urged that a "presumption to prosecute" in cases of knife crime is applied more widely.
Currently, it is only the case in certain hot-spots and then only among those over 18 but the Premier wants it to be rolled out nationally and to 16 and 17-year-olds.
At the meeting the Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald QC, told Mr Brown: "When people come to us their expectation is a prosecution will follow.
"What we are proposing is that if people are carrying a knife and are prosecuted for other offences, they will be prosecuted for the knife too.
"We have set out some further guidance that the public interest is in favour of prosecution.
"It has become fashionable (to carry a knife). What we want people to understand is they put themselves at risk carrying these sorts of weapons."
After the 40-minute meeting concluded, the Prime Minister said: "Carrying a knife is completely unacceptable. When any young person or teenager who is encouraged to carry a knife is not making themselves safer, they are all making it more likely crimes are committed.
"We have got to make sure if a young person is carrying a knife, there is a message they will end up in court. They are putting other children and young people at risk."
(BMcC)
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Knife Crime Initiative Launched
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The Metropolitan Police Service has launched a week of activity to tackle knife crime in the Capital, following a successful campaign in the summer.
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Ad Campaign Tackles Knife Crime
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A new advertising campaign which highlights the cost of carrying a knife has been launched by Home Office Minister David Hanson. The Policing and Crime Minister also announced the creation of a taskforce of young anti-knife crime crime campaigners.
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Met launch anti-knife crime advertising campaign
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Met launch anti-knife crime advertising campaign
Two new radio adverts aimed at discouraging young people from carrying knives have been launched by the Metropolitan Police. The adverts, which will target young people aged between 11 and 19, follow on from Operation Blunt's 'Knife City' campaign.
16 October 2008
Prison Does Not Put Teens Off Carrying Knives, Report Says
Teenagers believe they are more likely to be 'tagged' by the courts for carrying a knife, rather than have to face tough sentences, research has revealed. The report 'Why Carry A Weapon?' questioned a group of teens aged from 14 to 16 who had either been excluded from school or were serving time in custody.
Prison Does Not Put Teens Off Carrying Knives, Report Says
Teenagers believe they are more likely to be 'tagged' by the courts for carrying a knife, rather than have to face tough sentences, research has revealed. The report 'Why Carry A Weapon?' questioned a group of teens aged from 14 to 16 who had either been excluded from school or were serving time in custody.
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