Analysis

We know how to stop knife crime, so why don’t we do it?


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In the last five years in the UK, more than 100 children have died from knife wounds. But violence isn't inevitable and evidence shows that we need more mentoring, therapy, family support and police in the areas where violence is high. So why don't we do what works? Jon Yates from the Youth Endowment Fund looks at the schemes that have successfully reduced knife crime. He investigates why the lessons they've taught us haven’t been scaled up. And why we’re spending money on other things like knife awareness campaigns without any evidence they work.

Presenter: Jon Yates
Producer: Rob Walker
Editor: Clare Fordham
Sound Engineer: Richard Hannaford
Production Coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Contributors:
Karyn McCluskey, Chief Executive, Community Justice Scotland
Karen Timoney, Director, KDT Wellness
Graeme Armstrong, author of The Young Team
Laura Knight, Toolkit and Evidence Engagement Lead, Youth Endowment Fund
Gavin Stephens, Chair, National Police Chiefs’ Council
Lawrence Sherman, Chief Scientific Officer, Metropolitan Police
Jhemar Jonas, youth worker and musician
Ciaran Thapar, youth worker and author of Cut Short
Thomas Abt, Founding Director, Center for the Study and Practise of Violence Reduction at the University of Maryland; author of Bleeding Out
Sajid Javid, Conservative MP for Bromsgrove, former Home Secretary
Luke Billingham, youth worker and researcher
Jahnine Davis, Director, Listen Up

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