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Government announces new policy to tackle violent crime and gang crime (14 January 2016)

Date: 14/01/2016
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Government announces new policy to tackle violent crime and gang crime

The Minister for Preventing Abuse and Exploitation, Karen Bradley, has announced a new policy to tackle gang violence and exploitation.

The policy sets out six priorities to reduce violence and prevent the exploitation of vulnerable people by gangs – and nine new areas will also receive targeted support through the Home Office and anti-gang crime experts, in order to better understand the nature of gang-related violence and exploitation, identify opportunities for collaborative working and share effective ways of tackling local challenges, says the government.

The nine areas to receive support from anti-gang crime experts are Basildon,
Grimsby, Harrow, Hastings/Eastbourne, High Wycombe, Medway, Sefton, Merseyside, Southampton and Swindon.

The new policy – Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation – sets out priorities for reducing violence, including knife crime, tackling the abuse of vulnerable people in the drug trade through county lines, creating opportunities to divert youngsters away from gangs, protecting vulnerable locations, safeguarding girls and women associated with gangs, and early intervention with youngsters at risk.

Karen Bradley said:

“Gang and youth violence has a devastating impact on young people, their families and local communities.

“That’s why today we are providing more targeted support, which will allow local police and authorities to identify how best to address local challenges and identify the right measures to tackle gang-related violence and exploitation.

“Our new policy, Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation, sets out the government’s six key priorities to deal with what drives violence and abuse by gangs – and shows the government’s continued determination to tackle this problem.

“We want to work in towns across England to make this a success.”

The ongoing Home Office Ending Gangs and Youth Violence programme has already helped 43 areas, with tailored support and advice from a network of more than 100 specialists with frontline experience in dealing with gang and youth-related violence.

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