Urban Crime

Teenagers Should not go Around With Knives but Prison is not the Answer

Penelope Gibbs | Posted 24.09.2011 | UK Politics
Penelope Gibbs

Teenagers carry knives because it makes them feel safer. They feel they need a strong means of protecting themselves from their peers who carry knives. We need to break this vicious circle - to persuade teenagers that there is a greater risk in carrying a knife than not.