Speaking Out Briefing No. 10: Gang, Gun and Knife Crime: Seeking Solutions (Part 2)

Children and young people’s involvement in knife, gun and gang crime has received much media and political attention in recent months. This briefing examines the Government’s response to the issue and the role the children and young people’s voluntary and community sector can play in finding sustainable solutions.

The paper builds on a previous briefing on knife, gun and gang crime published in October 2007. As well as providing an update on more recent policy developments, this briefing details the key messages from a multi-agency roundtable event organised by the Speaking Out project, the Association of Principal Youth and Community Officers (APYCO) and the National Youth Agency in February 2008. The event explored ways in which knife, gun and gang crime could be combated by different agencies working in partnership and offered recommendations to policy makers.

This briefing paper examines:

• the policy context relating to knife, gun and gang crime and children and

• young people;

• the legal context;

• relevant findings from research and practice;

• possible implications for voluntary and community sector children and youth

• organisations; and

• useful resources in relation to this issue.

To download the full briefing: Speaking Out Briefing No. 10: Gang, Gun and Knife Crime: Seeking Solutions - Part 2 (PDF)
Published August 2008

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