Can Britain stop knife crime? Last year 99 young people were killed with a knife. Most agree that action is needed to stop more deaths.
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Stabbed to death outside the school gates
Can Britain stop knife crime? Last year 99 young people were killed with a knife. Most agree that action is needed to stop more deaths.
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Khayri Mclean was only 15 when he died. Last September, he was stabbed as he left school.
The two people who stabbed him were also teenagers.
Khayri is not the only teenager to die after being stabbed in Britain this year.
ExpertsSomeone who knows a lot about a particular subject. disagree on why Britain has a problem with knife crime. Some say the Covid-19 lockdowns has left more teenagers being exploitedWhen someone is using something or someone else, often hurting them. by gangs.
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Others think the key link is poverty, and cuts in spending on places such as youth clubs.
And others say that some police forces are not taking young people seriously enough when they report knife crime.
Yes! Most experts think the amount of knife crime will fall if leaders focus on stopping crime, rather than punishing it. If teenagers have hope for the future, violence will stop.
No! More money needs to be spent on young people - but at the moment, there is little money to spend on everything. And we cannot simply ban all knives.
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Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Exploited - When someone is using something or someone else, often hurting them.
Stabbed to death outside the school gates
Khayri Mclean: The teenagers who killed him will serve 18 and 16 years in prison. Glossary
Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Exploited - When someone is using something or someone else, often hurting them.