Knife crime returned to the headlines in early November, when an 18-year-old was fatally stabbed while attending a knife crime awareness course at a youth offending service (YOS) department in London.
With knife-related offences involving young people rising across England, youth offending teams (YOTs) and councils have been expanding their prevention work. While much good work is going on, experts say the recent tragic case highlights the measures that should be considered to ensure the safety of all participants.
Jane Thompson, senior youth work co-ordinator at Kinetic Youth, says that the first consideration is whether the young people that agencies want to engage on the course can be in the same place together.
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