UK Knife Crime: Laws, Penalties, and Sentencing - A Detailed Overview

This essay provides an overview of knife crime, particularly focusing on the legal framework, penalties, and sentencing guidelines in the United Kingdom. It begins by defining knife crime as criminal activities committed using a knife, often associated with robbery or looting. The essay emphasizes that carrying a knife in public is a serious offense, with strict punishments in place to deter such actions. It outlines various laws and acts, including the Criminal Justice Act 1988, the Prevention of Crime Act 1953, and the Criminal and Offensive Crime Act 1988, detailing the penalties for threatening, attempting to murder, or murdering someone with a knife. The essay further discusses how sentencing is determined based on factors such as culpability, which assesses the severity of harm caused, and aggravating factors, which consider the intention and motivation behind the crime, including self-defense or influence of substances. The document is contributed by a student and available on Desklib, a platform offering study tools and resources for students.

KNIFE CRIME
LAWS AND PUNISHMENT

WHAT IS KNIFE CRIME
• KNIFE CRIME MEANS CRIME DONE BY THE CRIMINALS ON THE POINT OF KNIFE, KNIFE CRIME IS MAINLY DONE BY
PEOPLE OR CRIMINAL WHO HAVE PURPOSE OF ROBBING OR LOOTING PEOPLE.
• THESE CRIMES ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CRIME WHICH HAVE STRICT PUNISHMENT IN EVERY COUNTRY.
EVEN CARRY A KNIFE IN PUBLIC PLACER IS A SERIOUS CRIME, AND ITS IS BEEN BANNED TO HAVE KNIFE FOR
PERSONAL SAFETY AS WELL. SOME PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER ONE USE THESE KNIFE TO
SHOW THEIR SKILLS AND END UP IN JAIL.

KNIFE CRIME
• CARRY A KNIFE IN PUBLIC PLACE OR ANY OTHER CROWED PLACE IS A SYMBOL OF THREATENING AND BULLYING,
CERTAIN LAWS ARE BEEN DESIGNED FOR CARRY A KNIFE AND VARIOUS PUNISHMENT ARE BEEN CREATED TO STOP
THE KNIFE CRIME. THERE ARE VARIOUS LAWS AND PUNISHMENT ARE BEEN DESIGN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO
CONTROL AND STOP THE KNIFE CRIME, THESE LAWS AND PUNISHMENT ARE:

PENALTIES AND PUNISHMENT FOR KNIFE
CRIME:
• THE LAW OF UK SAYS, IT IS ILLEGAL AND STRICTLY PROHIBITED TO CARRY ANY WEAPON INCLUDING KNIFE, THIS
LAW IS FOR EVERYONE BUT IF THE MINOR IS BEEN CAUGHT CARRY KNIFE WILL BE SENT TO ONE DAY JAIL.
• THE LAW OF THE COUNTRY SAYS, ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988. UK, THE GOVERNMENT ORDER
THE 6-MONTH PUNISHMENT WITH HEAVY FINE ON THE CRIMINAL WHO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT THREATENING OTHER
PERSON.

LAWS AND PUNISHMENT
• ACCORDING TO THEE PREVENTION OF CRIME ACT 1953. UK, THE CRIMINAL WHO ATTEMPT TO MURDER OR MURDER
SOMEONE WILL BE SENT TO JAIL IMMEDIATELY AND FURTHER LAWSUIT IS BEEN CHARGED FOR ATTEMPT TO
MURDER.
• ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL AND OFFENSIVE CRIME ACT 1988. UK, THE CRIMINAL WHO MURDER THE PERSON
WILL HAVE TO SPEND REST OF THEIR LIFE IN JAIL. IF THE CRIMINAL MURDER SOMEONE WITH A KNIFE WILL BE SENT
TO JAIL DIRECTLY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COURT ORDERS.

Sentence and design of the punishment accordingly:
• ACCORDING TO THE CRIME JUSTICE ACT 1988. UK, MURDER BY KNIFE IS BEEN SENTENCE ACCORDING TO VARIOUS
CALCULATION. THESE CRIMINAL ACT SENTENCE CALCULATION ARE OF VARIOUS TYPES SUCH AS:
• CULPABILITY: THIS SENTENCE OF KNIFE ACT ARE BEEN GIVEN TO THE CRIMINAL WHO MURDER THE PERSON OR
HARM THE PERSON, THIS IS MAINLY CAN BE NOTICE INN AGGRESSION OF A CRIMINAL. CULPABILITY SIMPLY MEANS
THE SIZE OF HARM THE CRIMINAL DID TO THE VICTIM, THE CRIMINAL COURT WILL EXAMINE THE SIZE AND
DEADLINESS OF THE WEAPON AND ACT AND PUNISHMENT THE CRIMINAL ACCORDINGLY.

AGGRAVATING FACTORS
• AGGRAVATING FACTORS: SOME CRIMINAL ACTS ARE BEEN CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF INTENTION AND
MOTIVATION BEHIND THE HARM, THE CRIMINAL HAVE TO JUSTIFY WHY THEY HAVE COMMITTED THE KNIFE CRIME
AND WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE. SOME KNIFE CRIME ARE BEEN DONE TO PRODUCT, SEXUAL DESIRE OR HOSTILE
SITUATION. IF THE CRIMINAL HARM THE PERSON WITH THE KNIFE ON THE ACTION OF SELF-DEFENCE, THEN THE
SELF-DEFENCE COURT AND LAWS TAKE PART IN THE CASE BUT IF THE KNIFE CRIME IS DONE ON THE BASIS OR
UNDER PRESSURE OR IN THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR ANY KIND OF DRUGS.