Written Question · S3W-20289 · Session 3
Whether it is aware of any successful current initiatives in schools that are helping to reduce the carrying of knives and knife crime amon…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any successful current initiatives in schools that are helping to reduce the carrying of knives and knife crime among young people.
The answer
The Scottish Government is aware of a range of resources and curricular programmes currently available in schools aimed to help reduce the carrying of knives and knife crime among young people.
The national Violence Reduction Unit (VRU)
- funded by the Scottish Government
- has promoted programmes and materials on the dangers of knife carrying to schools and young people as part of its anti-violence campaign, including the Knife City DVD and the t''s Jist for Protection performance by young people.
It is up to individual schools, youth organisations and local authorities to decide on which resources to use from the wide range of materials and educational programmes available on the dangers of illegal knife carrying, as they are best placed to judge the needs of the children and young people in their communities.
The national Violence Reduction Unit (VRU)
- funded by the Scottish Government
- has promoted programmes and materials on the dangers of knife carrying to schools and young people as part of its anti-violence campaign, including the Knife City DVD and the t''s Jist for Protection performance by young people.
It is up to individual schools, youth organisations and local authorities to decide on which resources to use from the wide range of materials and educational programmes available on the dangers of illegal knife carrying, as they are best placed to judge the needs of the children and young people in their communities.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-20289 by reference.