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Follow Canada's example
Phrases like youth crime and knife crime have become too much a part of our daily lexicon for politicians to claim street violence is anything new. In policy circles we know the truth: youth crime has risen, as have incarceration rates. More children both carry weapons and use them.
The time has come to stop talking about strengthening failed approaches, such as longer sentences, tagging and antisocial behaviour orders. Prolific offenders start young so treatments must start younger. Two things need to happen. First, we need to overhaul alternative education provision. Second, we need an intervention that reaches first-time offenders and diverts them from crime.
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