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Alexander, James (2025) Avoiding a reliance on enforcement to tackle youth violence. In: Policing in crisis? Policing and resistance in 21st century Britain. Bristol University Press, London, pp. 52-70. ISBN 978-1529244045
This chapter situates five recent London based youth safety programmes within the established violence suppression, gang intervention and youth safety approaches to consider some concerns emerging from current violence reduction initiatives. The chapter explores the challenges service providers face when developing a long term public health approach whilst trying to provide services that address immediate risk of violence. With levels of serious violence not seeing significant reductions, there may be pressure to increase the levels of police enforcement, as has been the case in previous interventions, most notably those based on the Comprehensive Gangs Model. However, this has not necessarily produced sustained reductions. The chapter finishes by proposing that a shift to a more neighbourhood level approach that empowers residents and young people to engage with those exposed to violence and help establish a supportive and caring local environment may be a more effective way to tackle serious youth violence.
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