Reducing violent crime

If local authorities are ignore the vulnerable, if police are not dealing with crimes against the most vulnerable in our society, if people are purely focused on their own needs then we have the situation we have now, if a violent offender can happily live in the same community as the victim I am unsure what I can say that will be of help. Police ignore. Local authorities ignore. Politicians ignore unless it's a great photo op. 

Some display their wealth and others will want to take it. Some display their poverty and are ignored. 

ai, machine learning and natural language processing systems by authorities that predicts situations based on knowledge base and military intelligence and safety and law regulations that can happen and can guide police options, as well as widescale surveillance and amber alerts where trouble is occuring to spot it.

Reducing violent crime via allowing members of the public to handle weapons via purchases in shops or in locked places in roads, which they can use with force and open with detection of noises like firearms or noises, as well as first aid equipment and special consideration devices. As well as arming shopkeepers with self defence weapons, quick run of id to show if they are eligible and face detection in person.

My idea is a legal protection tool against knife crime and gun crime. Tracked, and technological features. Users handed these in schools etc where crime is feared/ likely. The tool is a self defence tool - it creates a shield from metal wire (or other) around the person and  they hold it, and it has a cylinder shape handle with a button activating this shield (fast and protective like if you imagine skipping how the wire forms around you). This device/ tool could have an SOS button or linking it to the police.

My next idea is for satellites to be connected to mainstreet cameras and these to be agile and adaptable/ innovative enough to be able to even peek into parks etc. to keep the public safe and help the police/ authorities further.

Hey, here's a brilliant idea, hear me out:

First, import MILLIONS of non-European people. Next, do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, to help them integrate. Preferably do this for decades, and if you're in Labour, talk about how you're "rubbing the right's noses in it". Direct quote that one.

Then, call anyone who points out problematic trends or issues or associations a "racist" to shut down debate. Better yet, draw strawman comparisons to fascists to shut down the debate further.

Next, spend BILLIONS of taxpayer Pounds on payments to these people and then let hundreds of thousands of more illegal immigrants in, who have crossed 17 safe countries to get here and paid thousands to human traffickers and many of whom have a criminal or terrorist background. Spend billions per year housing these people, all whilst under-investing in key services for the country and straining the resources even further. Complain about the NHS, but instead divery billions to housing illegal immigrants.

Best to ensure the media play a sob story about it and refer above again to shutting down debate through the use of insults.

Then, the coup de grâce, act surprised when things like crime or stabbings are a problem, and ask "OH MY, WHAT CAN WE DO?". Vote to give yourself more power and money, call anyone who dissents a racist; rinse, repeat. Ad nauseam.

Listen to all Londoners , communicate with them , engage with them. As apart from that the police does not exist simply, they like for beauty of London . No action been taken . And it was violent crime. Saying together, but not really together. 

I think tackling poverty, mental ill-health and lack of opportunities, should not be the function of a crime reduction unit, but should be some of the basic functions of good local and central government. I do think tackling these issues can help to reduce violent crime, but reducing poverty, increasing opportunities for people across London and tackling the current mental health crises should be the main aim anyway, and any positive effects this has on crime rates should be seen as a positive side effect.

I worry that introducing a new 'violence reduction unit' to tackle these problems with the aim of reducing violent crime, will take away resources from other organisations which are already trying to tackle these issues. I also think that even if the 'violence reduction unit' is running successful initiatives to tackle the causes of violence mentioned above, those initiatives may be cut if they don't lead to significant reductions in violent crime. For example, if the end goal is to tackle poverty, then any initiative which decreases poverty is a success, but if the end goal is to reduce violent crime by reducing poverty, then even if an initiative is really beneficial to a lot of people in helping them avoid poverty, it would be in danger of getting cut if it couldn't also be proven to result in a reduction in violence.

Our Criminal Justice System had been designed to protect The Establishment, not The British Public because1. The sentences meted out by benches condone criminality; 2. When most prisoners complete their sentences, they are not immediately provided with accommodation and jobs, so after suffering for some weeks, they deliberatively commit imprisonable offences in order to get back in for free accommodation + clothing + bedding + meals & teas = illicit drugs available on tap - all with no taxes. No Mayor of London can correct these anomalies; and, Parliament is not interested! Seton During.

I think it's important and reasonable to expect communities and services to work together but thats been the ideal for years and it never happens in a coherent and successful way. Maybe the criteria you have for the causes of violence is completely wrong! Poverty, poor mental health and lack of opportunities have always been around - what about drugs, drink, greed and lack of parental control and the lack of respect for authority and elders allowed and applauded? Tackle those too and you might get somewhere.

We need to see more youth workers and community police engaging with youths from some of the larger, more vulnerable areas where we know youths are carrying knives for protection. I've seen this work previously and the police gain valuable Intel regarding gangs in the area and the who the main instigators of local crime in that area..

In September 2021 my husband was the victim of a completely unprovoked vicious attack in Canary Wharf . He was returning from work but ended up in hospital with
Multiple head wounds , whiplash , broken finger and severe body bruising - he required a head scan and continued treatment but worst of all he mental state was forever impaired and no longer feels confident to use public transport .Could you explain to me how a 63 year old man could be a victim of a 22 year old man , who when arrested was carrying a knife and used a knuckle duster to carry out the attack , ended up with a £150 fine and a 10 month suspended sentence - battling knife crime Mr Khan I don’t think so . It was lucky that he was knocked unconscious otherwise he may not be here to love his family . A disgrace - we loved London - now we can’t wait to move away.

I have a problem with the description that violent crime is possibly caused by lack of opportunities, mental health etc. There could be other factors. Particularly drug use - people who are addicts this should be looked at. From a community level crime tackle this before it becomes persistent violent crime this is key. Monitoring and tackling these individuals.

The streets are full of MEN with varying problems.

We need to tackle their mindsets and the weaknesses in it, The lack of compassion they have for themselves or others and their difficulties in processing emotions.

We also need to get real about how support services are doing. Addiction services with staff carrying caseloads of 80 - 100 clients with high needs. Mental health and sickness high. But we are unable to see it because the they are private companies/charities delivering shoddy public services at our social and financial expense!

I have had a number of things happen to me the last one was being assaulted by a bailiff and the police would not investigate other assaults in the past and the police wanted nothing to do with it my girlfriend was sexually assaulted twice and once when she was 6 moths pregnant the police wanted nothing to do with it harassment from the neighbour where we use to live the police wanted nothing to do with it my daughter stripped most days in her by her primary head school the police wanted nothing to do with it teacher attempted murder on me and the police brought him in for questioning and told him to stay put the he went on the run up north the police brought him back and then the police wanted nothing to do with it after that I complained and nothing and there is loads more screw the lying corrupt criminal violent gangs or the police I from now on I will take the law into my own hands as I see fit even if I have to be extreme then I will the police can do one there a useless waist of space DE-FUND them NOW and I want all my tax money back that went to the police and as for that mayor of London another waist of space

As another poster has said, the introduction presupposes causes of crime "...aims to tackle the causes of violent crime, such as poverty, mental ill-health and lack of opportunities". Correlation is not causation. It is not only dangerous, it is counterproductive to assume reasons for crime, particularly where this might fit a political ideology. Most violent crime is committed by males and many sociologists are suggesting that fatherlessness and lack of stability in the childhood home may be significant (if not the most significant) driver of violent behaviour. It is not important to '...bring together different services and involve communities when designing solutions to tackle violent crime'. It is important to understand and communicate the drivers of violent crimes, whether that is comfortable news or not. If, so example, we know that lack of economic opportunity is a driver of violent crime then we could investigate alternatives to school exclusion.

Also - it is essential that antisocial behaviour is nipped in the bud. The police waste resources on internet slights and jokes but allow small groups of people to torture dozens or hundreds of neighbours with noise pollution and antisocial behaviour. The police need to have power to readily confiscate vehicles / equipment etc and the police and councils should be aligned in this respect.