Building Bridges, seen exclusively by CYP Now, is the result of a two-year probe by a team of Londoners aged 16 to 25 to identify how best to tackle gang and weapon crime in the capital.
The report, to be published next week, will criticise policymakers for focusing on knife crime and attempts to solve the problem with stop and search. Instead, the 21 young people who produced the report call for action on the causes of violence.
Carlene Firmin, the project's 24-year-old team leader, said the emphasis on knife crime meant policy was focused on how violence is inflicted rather than why. "Knives are one of a whole host of weapons gangs use, and this is drawing away the focus from all weapons that are used against young people, be it hammers, compasses or guns," she said.
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