"Graffiti" is a deceptively simple term that often masks more than it reveals. It gets used to cover a wide variety of styles and activities, and is a blunt instrument that fails to distinguish between art and vandalism.
This unease about the term would explain the preponderance of inverted commas around its use in a new report where researchers have gone out to talk to those who know most about it: young writers themselves.
The report was done for Newcastle City Council, and warns that a tough clampdown on graffiti would only result in an increase in illegal spraying.
What the report says is needed is a range of initiatives including legal sites and diversion and education projects.
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