The 68-page document says the government will educate 1.1m young people on the dangers of carrying weapons over the next five years and will immediately give police 100 search arches and 400 search ‘wands’ to increase detection of knife crime.
The government will work with the police and Crown Prosecution Service to create a national framework for the use of warnings, cautions and charges for those caught in
possession of knives. It will also work with the Youth Justice Board to ensure that young people convicted of knife offences receive interventions to change their behaviour and reduce re-offending.
Home secretary, Jacqui Smith, said: “We will increase the presumption to prosecute those caught in possession of a knife in a public place. And we will ensure that young people convicted of knife crime receive focused interventions to change their behaviour
and prevent reoffending.”
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