Violent crime has fallen 50% since its peak in 1995 and knife crime is also on the wane: there were 210 murders involving knives in 2009-10, compared with 270 just two years earlier. However, many people still believe that crime, particularly violent and weapons crime, is increasing. The recent UK riots have not helped to dispel this idea. This books looks at the continuing problems of gang, youth and weapons crime, at how those convicted of criminal offences are punished and at the debate about the minimum age at which someone should be held responsible for committing a crime. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Issues Today .

There are 28 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2007 by Cambridge Media Group .