It produced a substantial report with a relatively sparing set of 27 recommendations concerned with enforcement, prevention and rehabilitation. This was based largely on evidence from a range of people in five British cities that have a disproportionate share of violent offences involving guns and knives.
Most of the "witnesses" seen by the commission fell firmly into four categories and it was a huge challenge to produce some sensible, and rational, policy guidelines from their evidence.
First, there were the champions: former sporting heroes or successful entrepreneurs giving something back. Each had their own pet theory and charitable initiative, projects that only command respect, but whose transferability was always in doubt. They rested on the charisma and commitment of their founders.
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