What London?s police can learn from Glasgow?s approach to knife crime
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the Violence Reduction Unit
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Clare WilsonAfter
Sara Thornton
Sajid Javid
Will Linden
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Summary
That sounds radical, but it’s really a metaphor for tackling the underlying social causes of violence rather than just arresting people afterwards – like vaccinating to prevent disease instead of treating people after they get sick.Scotland’s efforts are spearheaded by the Violence Reduction Unit, which was set up by Strathclyde Police in 2005 to tackle rising crime levels, particularly in the city of Glasgow. The unit targets its crime prevention efforts on those who are at highest risk of offending, just as public health officials target those most at risk of disease.In this case, people who have just come out of prison are particularly at risk.
As said here by Clare Wilson