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Violent offenders targeted with knife crime initiative
Dated: 05 Feb 2010
High risk offenders and young people are being targeted as part of a new initiative to help put a stop to knife crime.
During January and February, Northumbria Police Public Protection Unit in Sunderland will work with probation officers from Northumbria Probation Area to target offenders who have been convicted of a violent crime involving a knife.
As part of the programme, police and probation officers will visit those identified to find out their views on knife crime and why they became involved in violent crime.
The scheme forms part of the Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP). So far, the initiative is proving successful with officers being able to stop people from re-offending as well as gaining an accurate picture of the issues surrounding knife crime.
Officers have also been showing young people a DVD aimed at raising awareness of the issue.
