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Young people, knives and guns (executive summary)

young people, knives and guns Arianna Silvestri, Mark Oldfield, Peter Squires and Roger Grimshaw (September 2009)

With young people's involvement in `gun' or `knife crime' at the forefront of public attention, many practitioners are being asked to work on interventions in this field. But what is the evidence base as to `what works' in `anti-knives' and `anti-guns' strategies targeted at young people? What does research tell us about their impact on young people's perceptions, attitudes and behaviour?


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