“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has been forced to order a review of the penalties for carrying a knife, just weeks before rules which mean offenders could escape with just a fine come into force.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Knife violence in Britain is far worse than official statistics suggest, with almost 14,000 people taken to hospital for injuries caused by knives and other sharp weapons last year.”
The Independent, 6th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Cherie Blair QC, chair of the Street Weapons Commission, on the truth about gang violence and what can be done to bring it under control.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Attorney General statement: knife crime.”
Attorney General’s Office, 5th June 2008
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“From today, anyone – including teenagers – caught carrying an illegal knife can face criminal charges.”
Home Office, 5th June 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A woman who was accused of having a knife in public walked free from court because she works with sausages, lawyers said on Tuesday.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Nine black and Asian teenagers have been stabbed in London so far this year. Andrew Johnson reports.”
The Independent, 1st June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Dedicated police staff are to patrol London’s youth courts to encourage knife crime victims and witnesses to testify against their attackers.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New police powers to combat knife crime could cause increased antagonism amongst young people, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Knife crime has escalated to ‘epidemic proportions’ and has to be ‘confronted and stopped’, said Sir Igor Judge, the President of the High Court Queen’s Bench Division.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One in three young people living in cities thinks it is acceptable to carry a knife in self-defence because violence is so rife, according to research revealed today. Teenagers and twenty-somethings have lost faith in politicians, the police or schools to protect them and increasingly believe they need to be armed to defend themselves against people of their own age. Nearly half said they knew someone who had been a victim of knife crime.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“High-profile teenage killings over the past 12 months have pushed knife crime to the top of the political agenda, but the true scale of the problem is difficult to assess.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Criminals convicted of carrying knives are likely to escape jail under sentencing guidelines issued on Monday.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three judges have been asked to decide whether a male stripper who dresses as a policeman should be allowed to carry a real truncheon.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Legislation against selling, making, hiring or importing samurai swords in England and Wales has come into force.”
BBC News, 6th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man shot dead by police as he brandished a sword was justifiably killed, an inquest jury has ruled.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One hundred mobile metal detector arches and 400 search wands are to be provided to the police to screen people going into knife crime hotspots, including pubs, nightclubs and football grounds, under the government’s violent crime action plan published yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Teenagers are increasingly arming themselves with weapons to protect themselves against attacks in the street, according to a report by a leading children’s rights advocate.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One in six murders committed in Britain in 2007 has resulted in the conviction or arrest of a teenager, research by The Independent on Sunday reveals. The figures, gathered by a poll of every police authority in the country, come as statistics from the Ministry of Justice indicate an alarming rise in the number of young people carrying knives, leading to accusations that the Labour government has failed an entire generation.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An ‘angry and aggressive’ man who was arrested carrying an axe in a crowd waiting for Queen Elizabeth was jailed for a total of six years today.”
The Guardian, 29th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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