Expecting teachers, doctors and nurses to report young people ‘at risk of violence’ creates alienation, stigma and fear, says Liberty policy manager Gracie Mae Bradley
Some truly dystopian proposals have been woven into the conversation about serious youth violence in recent months, from knife-crime asbos to armed police patrols of inner-city neighbourhoods, to deploying the army. Now, in a bid to be seen to be doing something as its serious youth violence summit begins, the government has announced a consultation on yet another measure that is likely to do more harm than good: the public health duty to tackle serious violence.
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