The forthcoming youth crime action plan will state that dealing with antisocial behaviour and crime is not the sole preserve of youth justice agencies.
For example, schools will have to improve education on gun and knife crime, while social services will be asked to provide more support to vulnerable families.
Home Office minister Vernon Coaker told CYP Now: "We all have a responsibility to tackle gun and knife crime and antisocial behaviour and respond in the appropriate way. That is what the youth crime action plan, when it is published, will encourage people to do."
Last week, Coaker attended a meeting organised by children's charity NCH to discuss gun and knife crime with a group of young people. He revealed the government is planning a £1m national advertising campaign to make young people aware of the dangers of carrying guns and knives. The material has been developed by young people and will appear both on television and online.
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