Evaluating a Mentoring Scheme to Reduce Knife Crime Among 12-Year-Olds

This report explores the potential of mentoring schemes to reduce the involvement of 12-year-olds in knife crime in the UK. The study defines knife crime and highlights the inefficiency of current youth services in addressing the issue. It suggests that mentoring, where teachers and parents act as friends and discuss crime rates, can be an effective strategy. The research method adopted for this research is observational and its main purpose is to gather valuable and reliable insights about the research topic. The report references various sources, including government documents and academic journals, to support its claims about the impact of knife crime and the potential benefits of mentoring. The study emphasizes that mentoring can significantly reduce the propensity of 12-year-olds to be either victims or perpetrators of knife crime, leading to a healthier and more positive lifestyle.

To what extent might a mentoring
scheme targeting 12-year-olds reduce
their propensity to be a victim or
perpetrator of knife crime in a knife
crime

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Knife crime in the UK and increased concerns.......................................................................................3
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................4

Knife crimein the UK and increased concerns
A small-scale research can be defined as a direct guide for students or researchers who
are doing theses, dissertations, projects as well as papers. The research method adopted for this
research is observational and its main purpose is to gather valuable and reliable insights about
the research topic.
Knife crime can be defined as any event wherein a knife or any sharp instrument is
presented or used to assault another person. It is illegal to carry a knife and if the person is
caught, their life could get ruined. There are instances wherein the UK Police has been
inefficient and not taken a knife crime seriously (The consequences of knife crime, 2021). This is
because it increases the overall risk of a person being injured is increased and, in the UK, the
police are allowed to stop someone who is believed to be carrying a knife. London, United
Kingdom recorded the highest rate of knife crimes in 2019. Although there are many knife
crimes reported to the government, but there are no actions taken by it. Due to this, there is an
increased concern about the same (Home Office in the media, 2021). Young children, who are in
the age group of 12 years are at a risk of being a victim or perpetrator of a knife crime. In order
to reduce the propensity, mentoring scheme can be an option that can be opted by teachers as
well as parents.
In order to mentor 12-year-old children, the teachers as well as parents should try
becoming a friend of their children. They should to them about different realistic things
including the crime rates in the country. Also, they should be encouraged to talk and share their
opinions about different things. The current youth services in the country are not as efficient as
well as there is a need to create awareness among the youth regarding the same (Stone, 2018).
Mentoring has proved to be one of the most effective schemes that can help children in falling a
victim of any kind of offensive act. With effective mentoring, the propensity of 12 years old
being a victim or perpetrator in knife crime can be eliminated to a great extent. As a result, the
children will be able to lead a healthy as well. as positive lifestyle.

REFERENCES
Books & Journals
O'Hagan, A. and Long, A., 2019. The socioeconomic effects of organised crimes county lines on
the United Kingdom community. Forensic Research and Criminology International
Journal, 7(5), pp.274-280.
Stone, N., 2018. The knife crime problem: Further developments. Youth justice. 18(2). pp.188-
196.
Online
Home Office in the media. 2021. [Online]. Available through:<
https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/?s=knife+crime>.
Knife crime statistics. 2021. [Online]. Available through:<
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04304/>.
The consequences of knife crime. 2021. [Online]. Available through:<
https://www.met.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/skc/stop-knife-crime/the-consequences-
of-crime/ >.
The London Knife Crime Strategy. 2017. [Online]. Available through:<
https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/mopac_knife_crime_strategy_june_2017.pd
f >.