A total of £500,000 has been set aside to fund the unit, which will aim to deliver early interventions to help prevent the spread of violence and improve co-ordination between the Metropolitan Police, local authorities, youth services, health services, criminal justice agencies and City Hall.
The move seeks to replicate the success of a similar initiative in Glasgow, where a long-term public health approach to tackling serious violence has resulted in large reductions in violence.
The unit will aim for better understanding the risk factors in a person's early life that can lead to serious violence by using data from health, criminal justice and other public services.
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