Tender for Youth Practitioners’ Leadership Programme
The Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit is inviting youth sector professionals to tender to deliver a leadership programme for youth practitioners. The Invitation to Tender sets out the unit’s…
Evening Standard Comment: We must tackle root causes of knife crime
Responding to the recent relaxation of the rules governing Section 60 stop and search powers, the Evening Standard’s comment piece argues in favour of the public health approach to knife crime…
Experts predict explosion of youth violence over summer
Rising levels of youth violence could explode over the summer, warn experts and charities, as reported in The Guardian. Increases in violence are expected partly as a result of the…
Black working-class pupils unfairly excluded in England, thinktank warns
A report by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says black pupils are disproportionately being sent to pupil referral units (PRU) and alternative provision (AP). Read the full story in…
Young people at risk of youth violence ‘lacked support during lockdown’
More than half of young people who had experienced, or were at risk of, youth violence could not get support during lockdown, according to a report by StreetDoctors, Redthread and…
Knife crime could spike as children who witnessed domestic violence emerge from lockdown
Knife crime could spike as children who have witnessed domestic violence are released from lockdown, according to a shocking report by MPs released today. Read the full article in The…
Police built an AI to predict violent crime
A Home Office-funded project that used artificial intelligence to predict gun and knife crime was found to be wildly inaccurate. Read the full Wired article here
Digital skills training tackles risk of youth violence
Young people at risk of getting involved in gangs and violent lifestyles are to be trained in digital skills thanks to funding from London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU). Read the…
Knife crime: why young people need to get a say in their rehabilitation
Knife crime hit a record high in England and Wales before the COVID-19 lockdown came into place.
Hertsmere tops knife surrenders
Hundreds of knives have been surrendered in Hertfordshire as part of a week of action against knife crime by Herts Police last month. Read the Comet article here