“High-profile teenage killings over the past 12 months have pushed knife crime to the top of the political agenda, but the true scale of the problem is difficult to assess.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Criminals convicted of carrying knives are likely to escape jail under sentencing guidelines issued on Monday.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three judges have been asked to decide whether a male stripper who dresses as a policeman should be allowed to carry a real truncheon.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Legislation against selling, making, hiring or importing samurai swords in England and Wales has come into force.”
BBC News, 6th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man shot dead by police as he brandished a sword was justifiably killed, an inquest jury has ruled.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“One hundred mobile metal detector arches and 400 search wands are to be provided to the police to screen people going into knife crime hotspots, including pubs, nightclubs and football grounds, under the government’s violent crime action plan published yesterday.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Teenagers are increasingly arming themselves with weapons to protect themselves against attacks in the street, according to a report by a leading children’s rights advocate.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One in six murders committed in Britain in 2007 has resulted in the conviction or arrest of a teenager, research by The Independent on Sunday reveals. The figures, gathered by a poll of every police authority in the country, come as statistics from the Ministry of Justice indicate an alarming rise in the number of young people carrying knives, leading to accusations that the Labour government has failed an entire generation.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An ‘angry and aggressive’ man who was arrested carrying an axe in a crowd waiting for Queen Elizabeth was jailed for a total of six years today.”
The Guardian, 29th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Murders of children by other children have tripled in three years, as more of the nation’s youth get drawn into a deadly world of guns and knives.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Airport-style metal detectors will be installed at hundreds of school gates under sweeping measures to confront the growing problem of teenage knife crime.”
The Observer, 20th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Anyone caught carrying a blade will be prosecuted and will not be allowed to escape with a caution under a crackdown on knife crime promised by Gordon Brown.”
The Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is to order a police drive against knife and gun crime following several attacks since the start of the year.”
The Independent, 9th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Senior officer urges mandatory jail terms after second death in six days.”
The Guardian, 6th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v R (Gloves, Offensive weapon)
Court of Appeal
“Leather gloves with a padding of lead/sand over the knuckle area were capable in law of being an offensive weapon.”
The Times, 3rd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Measures to cut knife crime may not work because nobody knows if the problem is genuinely getting better or worse, experts have warned.”
BBC News, 19th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Imitation samurai swords are to be banned in the UK following a series of high-profile attacks, the government announced yesterday. The curved, single-edged Japanese blades, available for as little as £35 on UK websites, have been involved in about 80 serious crimes in England and Wales in recent years, including at least five deaths.”
The Guardian, 13th December 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One offence involving a knife is committed every 24 minutes of the day, new figures from 37 police forces revealed last night.”
The Independent, 28th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 17-year-old student, stabbed to death as he tried to prevent the theft of a friend’s phone, has become the twentieth teenager to be murdered in London this year.”
The Times, 9th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A range of tough new powers to fight gun and knife crime take effect this week.”
Home Office press release, 27th September 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
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