What information about knife crime and what advice is given about knife crime?
Today the blog is about crime in the United Kingdom in terms of knife crime. I will present some kind of crime nowadays and some advice in order to be far and save from some dangerous places and how the UK government could deal with it. Also I will present the most popular crime in my country as well.
First of all, definition of knife crime is any crime that involves a knife. Crime knife also is a variety of different offences, varying in severity from carrying a knife for protection in a public place to producing a knife as a weapon during the course of a robbery or sexual assault for instance. Nowadays, in the United Kingdom is suffered by new kind of crimes which is very poplar and the UK government has noticed that itself that knife crime has been increasing since 2001 till now. The question is why people carrying knives?
There are a variety of reasons why they feel the need to arm themselves in this way. Self-defence is the most common explanation given. If a young person has been a victim of bullying, street crime or generally fears for their own personal safety, they consider ways to make themselves feel less vulnerable and often this leads them to carry a knife. This is clearly misguided, but when you listen to their fears and concerns you can understand why they made that decision.
Fashion and peer pressure is another common reason given for carrying a knife, although these excuses are usually driven by a desire to conform or fear of ridicule.
Yet we must not forget of course, that some young people are involved in crime and the knife acts as a tool of their trade. These young people need education and intensive programmes to try to divert them from the life they have chosen.
The answer is that people who using crime either antisocial behaviour or for offences against the person, sexual offences, burglary, robbery, theft, fraud and forgery, criminal damage, possession and other modifiable offence. According to the Guardian Newspaper is that a knife crime still related incident every 52 minutes in some places such as London Nottingham. However, in Nottingham was the most famous area in terms of gun and knives crime, but now it is really finished by the police and the new regulations which have made difficulties to murderers to do such bad things. In addition, nowadays London has noticed by the police that more people have been robbed or beaten by knives in order to give this people money and so forth. They also recognised that the ages particularly those between 17_20, are the most likely to be victims of knife crime, according to the Metropolitan Police. Related to this is the increased number of young people arming themselves with knives. Metropolitan police reported that a 12% increased in the number of teenagers carrying knives since 2002, with the proportion of girls carrying knives rising sharply in recent years, from 15% in 2004 to 21% in2005. One in five of those convicted for possessing a knife were aged between 10 and 17 in 2006, according to Home Office statistics. The UK government has advised people how to deal with the situation across the country by doing safety methods which are as following:
Ø Your home has good lighting.
Ø Doors are secured with effective locks (deadbolts).
Ø Always lock all windows and doors when I go out.
Ø Have a dog and/or post "Beware of Dog" signs.
Ø Landscaping around the home doesn’t provide opportunities for concealment.
Ø Do not give anyone the opportunity to duplicate your keys.
Ø The front door has a peephole.
Ø Do not open your door to strangers or allow them into your home or yard.
Ø Ask to see ID or call to verify that repair and utility workers are legitimate.
Ø Everyone in the household knows how to call for help.
Ø Have a system for alerting neighbours in cases of an emergency.
Ø Participate in a neighbourhood watch program.
Ø Avoid walking alone, especially at night or in less-populous areas.
Ø Dress in clothing that allows freedom of movement.
Ø Walk on the outside of the sidewalk, facing traffic.
Ø Check routes to my destination before leaving so as not to appear lost.
Ø Carry valuables in a secure or concealed location and take special care at ATMs.
Ø Have your keys ready when you approach your vehicle or home.
Ø Carry change for a telephone call, fare for public transportation, and a whistle to blow if you are attacked or harassed.
Ø Check your car is in good working condition.
Ø Carry emergency supplies in your car.
Ø Keep your gas tank at least half full.
Ø When driving, keep doors locked and windows rolled up at least three-quarters of the way.
Ø Park your car in well-lighted areas or parking garages.
Ø Check the interior of your car before unlocking it and getting in.
Ø Don’t pick up strangers.
Ø Note the location of emergency call boxes, or I have a cellular phone in your car.
Ø Use caution if my car breaks down or if you are involved in a minor crash or bumped intentionally.
Ø Do not get into arguments with drivers of other vehicles.
Ø Wait in populated, well-lighted areas.
Ø Sit near the driver or conductor.
Ø Sit in a single seat or an outside seat.
Ø Check routes and times in advance, and confirm before boarding that the bus, subway, or train is bound for your destination.
Ø Do not allow strangers into your house.
Ø Do not walk, jog, or exercise alone at night.
Ø Use campus escort services or walk with friends.
Ø Know the areas that security guards patrol and stay where they can see or hear me if possible.
In Libya I think the most common crime is corruption where employments are working in different institutes. It is common because the lack of control from the government to some institutions. This lead to increase the situation and many people try to do such another people do. However, if the government decide to establish new regulations and strong sanctions for anybody does or deal with corruption. In addition, it is still difficult to decide that corruption has finished in the world, but if the governments have made new roles, this may be will work and the results will be appear and people will work together to destroy corruption, as well as one of this roles is increase the salaries for all institutes and decrease the taxes and support social systems such as Health System and help unemployed to have job.
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