Youth at Risk Consultation

In response to the rise in knife crime and knife carrying in the Borough, Haringey Council have commissioned the Godwin Lawson Foundation to carry out a research programme to:

• Explore local young people’s issues relating to carrying of knives and knife crime, including
Education, Prevention, Early Intervention, Targeted Support, Deterrence, Disruption and
Detection

• Identify specific factors which young people deemed to facilitate/inhibit involvement in knife
crime and knife activity

The report explored attitudes of young people towards knife crime and knife carrying, and identifed factors to
inform local plans. Read the report here – glf summary of findings 5b-1-JA95 IK100518 11 May-1