When he was elected London mayor last May, Boris Johnson declared that youth crime was the "number one issue we face in this city".
Few disagreed. London had already seen 11 violent teenage deaths in the first four months of 2008.
Since then, the effervescent Johnson has ploughed £700,000 into crime awareness schemes in schools. Last November, he launched the Time for Action plan, focusing on mentoring schemes and rehabilitation of first-time offenders. More recently, in April, he announced an additional £23m to boost training and education for young offenders.
However, groups such as Mothers Against Murder and Aggression say the measures do little for the often young victims of crime (see right).
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