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Willhoops said:
Glasgow had a very big problem not all that long ago with knife crime it’s worth reading up on how it was tackled up there
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I've posted this on here before, but it never harms to re-read it. Definately had a positive effect up here. I've been living up here nearly 22 years, and when I first moved up, gangs and knife crime were rife - it definately has quietened down since the VRUs were introduced, although not completely obliterated unfortunately.

How Scotland stemmed the tide of knife crime
By Paul O'Hare
BBC Scotland news website

Published
4 March 2019
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has condemned the "senseless violence" that has seen a rise in the number of teenagers being stabbed to death across the UK.

In London, a Violence Reduction Unit is now up and running in a bid to tackle the number of teenagers dying as a result of knife crime. It is based on a ground-breaking approach used in Scotland.

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Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) was set up to stem the tide of knife crime which saw Glasgow become Europe's murder capital.

From its formation in 2005 the VRU proposed a fresh approach to tackling the problem.

Its key message was that gang-related stabbings and slashings were not just a policing issue but a public health issue. The unit's motto was a simple one: "Violence is preventable, not inevitable."

In 2004/05 there were 137 homicides (which include murder and culpable homicide figures) in Scotland - in Glasgow, there were 40 cases alone, double the national rate.

By 2016/17 the number had more than halved to 62.

Last year this had reduced by a further three to 59. A sharp instrument was the main method of killing for 34 (58%) of those cases and all but one of them involved a knife.

This homicide figure was the joint lowest number of recorded homicide cases for a single 12-month period since 1976.

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Over the years the VRU has worked closely with partners in the NHS, education and social work.

It has stressed the importance of positive role models and its projects have been shaped by statistics.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45572691
 
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Steelmonkey said:
I've posted this on here before, but it never harms to re-read it. Definately had a positive effect up here. I've been living up here nearly 22 years, and when I first moved up, gangs and knife crime were rife - it definately has quietened down since the VRUs were introduced, although not completely obliterated unfortunately.

How Scotland stemmed the tide of knife crime
By Paul O'Hare
BBC Scotland news website

Published
4 March 2019
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has condemned the "senseless violence" that has seen a rise in the number of teenagers being stabbed to death across the UK.

In London, a Violence Reduction Unit is now up and running in a bid to tackle the number of teenagers dying as a result of knife crime. It is based on a ground-breaking approach used in Scotland.

You must log in or register to see images

Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) was set up to stem the tide of knife crime which saw Glasgow become Europe's murder capital.

From its formation in 2005 the VRU proposed a fresh approach to tackling the problem.

Its key message was that gang-related stabbings and slashings were not just a policing issue but a public health issue. The unit's motto was a simple one: "Violence is preventable, not inevitable."

In 2004/05 there were 137 homicides (which include murder and culpable homicide figures) in Scotland - in Glasgow, there were 40 cases alone, double the national rate.

By 2016/17 the number had more than halved to 62.

Last year this had reduced by a further three to 59. A sharp instrument was the main method of killing for 34 (58%) of those cases and all but one of them involved a knife.

This homicide figure was the joint lowest number of recorded homicide cases for a single 12-month period since 1976.

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IMAGE SOURCE,JUSTICE ANALYTICAL SERVICES
Over the years the VRU has worked closely with partners in the NHS, education and social work.

It has stressed the importance of positive role models and its projects have been shaped by statistics.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45572691
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Thanks, this is exactly what I was meaning
 
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Quick hold the front page… is this classed as a party? Our shall we run the animal story or maybe ‘fatism’ one over the cake joke to Blackford?
What can we use against Boris tomorrow?
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ELLERS said:
Quick hold the front page… is this classed as a party? Our shall we run the animal story or maybe ‘fatism’ one over the cake joke to Blackford?
What can we use against Boris tomorrow?
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Im sure he will supply some ammunition but its not really about a cake is it. Thats just silly
 
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