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| Warning on new anti-knife powers | Warning on new anti-knife powers |
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| New laws to crack down on knife crime could cause increased hostility among young people, the Children's Commissioner for England has said. | New laws to crack down on knife crime could cause increased hostility among young people, the Children's Commissioner for England has said. |
| Sir Al Aynsley-Green called for more research into the effects of increased police powers. | Sir Al Aynsley-Green called for more research into the effects of increased police powers. |
| New measures are being used by police to search for knives using hand-held and walk-through metal detectors. | New measures are being used by police to search for knives using hand-held and walk-through metal detectors. |
| The police say the powers are not aimed at victimising young people but are designed to keep them safe. | The police say the powers are not aimed at victimising young people but are designed to keep them safe. |
| Sir Al said on BBC Breakfast: "There is a balance here. On the one hand for young people to feel safer by having the presence of the police - but on the other hand making sure the new powers don't create further antagonism by increased stopping and searching. | Sir Al said on BBC Breakfast: "There is a balance here. On the one hand for young people to feel safer by having the presence of the police - but on the other hand making sure the new powers don't create further antagonism by increased stopping and searching. |
| "These are very contentious and I certainly support the case for much more research on the effects of these policies on them." | "These are very contentious and I certainly support the case for much more research on the effects of these policies on them." |
| 'Feel safer' | 'Feel safer' |
| Sir Al said young people should be seen as part of the solution rather than part of the problem. | Sir Al said young people should be seen as part of the solution rather than part of the problem. |
| Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Rose Fitzpatrick said officers' work was intended to make young people feel safer, as well as actually making them safer.The new powers follow a rise in fatal knife attacks in London | |
| "The work we are doing in London in particular is working alongside communities to do robust stop-and-search operations using knife arches and search wands where intelligence tells us that there is the most likelihood that people are carrying knives and weapons," she said. | "The work we are doing in London in particular is working alongside communities to do robust stop-and-search operations using knife arches and search wands where intelligence tells us that there is the most likelihood that people are carrying knives and weapons," she said. |
| "That is not aimed at victimising young people; it's aimed at keeping them safe." | "That is not aimed at victimising young people; it's aimed at keeping them safe." |
| Under the Metropolitan Police's plans announced this month, officers can search people without reasonable suspicion under Section 60 of the Public Order Act. | Under the Metropolitan Police's plans announced this month, officers can search people without reasonable suspicion under Section 60 of the Public Order Act. |
| The move followed a rise in fatal knife attacks in London. | The move followed a rise in fatal knife attacks in London. |
| The first team of 15 officers has already been deployed to an unidentified London borough. | The first team of 15 officers has already been deployed to an unidentified London borough. |
| Another five to 10 teams will take to the capital over the next 10 days, and will target areas where intelligence suggests youths are more likely to carry weapons. | Another five to 10 teams will take to the capital over the next 10 days, and will target areas where intelligence suggests youths are more likely to carry weapons. |
| Youth worker Nathan John said of young knife-carriers: "If they don't carry a knife they know someone else is. They can't be defenceless. The kids are carrying knives because they don't feel safe Camila BatmanghelidjhKids Company | |
| "I know that's a problem - but until we make them all realise they have to get rid of all their guns and knives we wont find a solution to this problem." | "I know that's a problem - but until we make them all realise they have to get rid of all their guns and knives we wont find a solution to this problem." |
| Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of children's support charity Kids Company, told the BBC that stop-and-search did not address the "core problems". | |
| "Violence is a bit like a virus," she said. "It's spreading amongst children and children are feeling really unsafe, and the reason is the failure of adults to create structures that protect children. | |
| "So what's the point of just searching the children and not solving the core problems? The kids are carrying knives because they don't feel safe." |