Young people, knives and guns
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Arianna Silvestri, Mark Oldfield, Peter Squires and Roger Grimshaw (June 2009)
A comprehensive review, analysis and critique of gun and knife crime strategies targeted at young people. This report is a revised edition of work originally commissioned by 11 Million, the organisation led by the Children's Commissioner for England. It examines rigorous and independent international evidence over the decade 1998-2008 to critically assess the effectiveness of anti-weapons interventions and policies. It also looks at how quantitative and qualitative methods can aid our understanding of the circumstances, values and meanings underpinning some young people's involvement in weapon carrying and violence. |