Effective Strategies for Preventing Knife Crime Among Young People

Understanding the context of knife crime, the importance of prevention, and the positive approaches taken by programs like No Knives, Better Lives in Scotland. Emphasizing the need for early intervention, support, and education to reduce incidents involving weapons among children and youth. Highlighting the 4 Rs of effective prevention - Risks, Resilience, Reassurance, and Responsibility.

• Knife Crime Prevention
• Youth Safety
• Early Intervention
• Positive Prevention
• Responsible Attitudes

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1. NKBL Overview NKBL Overview

2. Relevance? Included, Engaged and Involved, Part 2 Section 6 - Prevention, Early Intervention and Staged Intervention Managing Incidents Involving Weapons

3. Relevance? Schools should consider how children and young people can be supported to develop safe and responsible attitudes, including understanding the risks and dangers that can arise from a carrying a weapon and by being encouraged to speak to an adult if they suspect that someone has a weapon

4. No Knives, Better Lives Scottish Government programme Aims to prevent knife carrying amongst young people in Scotland National capacity building programme Primary prevention

5. Knife Crime The Context Violent crime at lowest level in 42 years (6% increase in 16/17) 68% decrease in recorded crimes of handling an offensive weapon despite since 06/07 ( inc.5% increase in 16/17) Number of young people (under 18) convicted of handling an offensive weapon fell by 81% between 06/07 and 15/16 (inc. 1% increase 16/17)

6. What is the need?

7. What is the Need? Prevention doesn t require a crisis context Cyclical nature of issue Statistics don t give the full picture One incident is one too many Responsibility to young people

8. NKBL Approach

9. Positive Prevention What is it we want young people to do? How do we best support them? What do young people need to overcome in order to make positive choices? How do we best support them?

10. The 4 Rs of Effective Prevention - Risks and consequences - Resilience - Reassurance - Responsibility/reporting

11. Risks and Consequences Ensuring young people are aware of the legal risks and consequences of carrying a knife

12. Risks and Consequences Evidence suggests that young people often have a poor understanding of legal risks and consequences

13. Risks and Consequences Personal risks and consequences because young people told us that the most effective deterrent messages highlight impact on family

14. The 4 Rs of Effective Prevention - Risks and consequences - Resilience - Reassurance - Responsibility/reporting

15. Resilience Supporting young people to reflect on and develop strategies for dealing with the influences and pressures that might lead to the decision to carry a knife

16. The 4 Rs of Effective Prevention - Risks and consequences - Resilience - Reassurance - Responsibility/reporting

17. Reassuring?

18. The 4 Rs of Effective Prevention - Risks and consequences - Resilience - Reassurance - Responsibility/reporting

19. Responsibility/ Reporting

20. Support? Training Resources Website Social media Play (2018/19) Bespoke advice