Posts about: gang violence

‘It’s between us and gangs’: teachers are on the front line against youth violence

‘It’s between us and gangs’: teachers are on the front line against youth violence

Gang violence and knife crime threaten the lives and future of young people. Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that in London, knife crime increased by 22% in the year up to September 2023. County line gangs have capitalised on reductions in youth services, such as cuts to funding for after school clubs, to recruit an increasing […]…