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Tag Archives: knife crime
How the Home Office uses narratives to justify more state control
Law and order has long been an issue that political parties exploit to appeal to voters. Complex social issues are flattened into two-dimensional narratives of good vs. evil that play on citizens’ fear and sense of security. The world of … Continue reading
Posted in BAME, british, Crime, discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, Home Office, London, MET, police, Politics, Prime Minister, Racism, Representation, Violence
Tagged BAME, BAMER, bias, community approach, Crime, discrimination, Government, Home Office, knife crime, narratives, oppression, policing, stop and search, UK politics
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Boys and Their Blades: A Forced Error Or A Chosen Pathway?
The associations of knife crime are commonly linked to the work of gangs — the idea that knives are the answer to turf wars and gang-related violence. But, over the past few years, this dynamic has changed. The BBC stated that 75% … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, BAME, british, Crime, discrimination, Inclusion, knife crime, London, police, Politics, radicalisation, Radicalisaton, Representation, Society, Violence
Tagged Boys, community, discrimination, education, fear, Gang Crime, gangs, knife crime, Knives, Society, youth violence
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Stop and search is a crime: Why the government must rethink the latest crime reduction plan
How this series of measures threatens to compound discrimination, divide communities, and neglect the deep-rooted issues that permeate the criminal justice system. At the end of July, the government unveiled its latest crime reduction strategy to make the streets safer … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, BAME, british, Crime, discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, knife crime, London, MET, Politics, Prime Minister, Racism, Representation, Violence
Tagged Against Knife Crime, BAME, Beating Crime Plan, crime reduction plan, criminal justice system, discrimination, institutional racism, knife crime, police, Racism, Sajda Mughal, stop and search, structural racism, Web Guardians
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Destroyed and displaced: how gentrification is killing minority communities
Gentrification is increasing throughout London and marginalised minority residents are at special risk. The communities they have created, the dynamic culture that London is known for and the social wellbeing of society’s most vulnerable, including women and children, is threatened … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, JAN Trust, London, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged affordable housing, Afghan refugees, BAME, BAME Community, BAME women, Battersea power station, Brixton, business, Caribbean, Caribbean culture, Charity, children, community, council, culture, deprivation, ethnic minority, Gentrification, Haringey, HDV, HDV Battersea, housing, immigrants, independent business, knife crime, London, marginalisation, Mayor of London, minority communities, north london, poverty, refugees, rent, sadiq khan, Somali community, Syrian Refugees, Tottenham, Trust for London, UK, Wandsworth, windrush, windrush generation, windrush migrants, women
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Violent Extremism and Gangs; widely divergent goals inherent similarities
Although it is clear that the violent extremist and gangs differ vastly in their overall goals there are definitive similarities that can be drawn between the two groups. There are many similarities that can be drawn between violent extremist groups … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Extremism, JAN Trust, London, radicalisation, Radicalisaton, Society, Uncategorized, Violence
Tagged class divide, Crime, Extremism, gangs, Haringey, identity, JAN Trust, knife crime, London, murder, Web Guardians
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The UK’s violent crime epidemic hits BAME communities hardest
The rates of violent crime in UK are on the rise, with knife crime rising by 20%, gun crime rising by 21% and London’s murder rate overtaking New York’s. However, it is marginalised members of BAME communities who are most … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, british, Campaigning, Citizenship, Crime, discrimination, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Inclusion, JAN Trust, knife crime, London, police, Racism, Uncategorized, Violence
Tagged BAME, BAMER youth, BAMER;, Crime, discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, JAN Trust, knife crime, London, Racism, Violence, violent crime
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Knife Crime – What’s next?
Knife crime on our streets is endemic. The pervasive nature of the problem sadly becomes more apparent on a daily basis, as more young people lose their lives. The New Year brought about a depressing reality in London, in … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Campaign, Campaigning, Crime, JAN Trust, London, police, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged austerity, cuts, david lammy, knife crime, New Year's Day, ONS, police, violent crime
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