Extremely sad, his parents must be devastated. This excellent piece of real journalism highlights some disturbing gaps in resources, policy and communication around knife crime.
It would be good if the PFCC actually met with the people he purports to represent, he has benn asked several times to attend residents meetings and has singularly failed to attend one, he has said he will meet with individuals but not groups, with 130.000 plus residents in Northampton it will take him some time.
What are the underlying causes of knife crime? If it is drugs and gangs different questions need to be asked and different policies persued. The usual and repetitive criminal justice response is now inadequate and clearly failing. Time for a radical re-think? This involves national policy too. May be questions need to be posed to MPs on reviewing drug laws?
Extremely sad, his parents must be devastated. This excellent piece of real journalism highlights some disturbing gaps in resources, policy and communication around knife crime.
It would be good if the PFCC actually met with the people he purports to represent, he has benn asked several times to attend residents meetings and has singularly failed to attend one, he has said he will meet with individuals but not groups, with 130.000 plus residents in Northampton it will take him some time.
May be this report could form the basis of an alternative approach to dealing with violence in our communities.
https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/fundamental/holding-our-own-a-guide-to-non-policing-solutions-to-serious-youth-violence/
What are the underlying causes of knife crime? If it is drugs and gangs different questions need to be asked and different policies persued. The usual and repetitive criminal justice response is now inadequate and clearly failing. Time for a radical re-think? This involves national policy too. May be questions need to be posed to MPs on reviewing drug laws?