TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thapar,Ciaran
TI  - Cut short: why we're failing our youth -- and how to fix it 
SN  - 9780241988701
AV  - HQ799.2.V56 T55 2022
U1  - 303.6083509421 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - Youth and violence
KW  - England
KW  - London
KW  - Urban youth
KW  - Knife fighting
KW  - Services for
N1  - Originally published: UK: Viking, 2021; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - Demetri wants to study criminology at university to understand why people around him carry knives. Jhemar is determined to advocate for his community following the murder of a loved one. Carl's exclusion leaves him vulnerable to the sinister school-to-prison pipeline, but he is resolute to defy expectations. And Tony, the tireless manager of a community centre, is fighting not only for the lives of local young people, but to keep the centre's doors open. 'Knife crime' is a simplistic and prejudiced term, shorthand for how contemporary Britain is failing a generation fearful for their lives. How can a stripped-back police force build bridges in communities that have had enough of them? What is a school supposed to do if a child brings in a knife, and can overworked teachers stop it happening again? How did we get here, what is really going on and how do we move forward?
ER  -