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‘No Knives Better Lives’ knife crime prevention initiative: roll out

2012 February 8
by Mary Munro

Collection of knivesUpdate

“Knife crime campaign rolled out to two more areas” STV
“Knife campaign launched in North and South Lanarkshire” BBC

Following posted on 31.10.11

“Kenny Macaskill to introduce ‘No Knives, Better Lives’ scheme into six new areas” Daily Record
“Anti-knife drive to be expanded” Scotsman
“Anti-knife scheme expanded” STV
“Knife crime scheme to expand across central Scotland” BBC
“No knives roll out welcomed by local MSPs” Newsnet Scotland

Following posted on 28.2.11

“‘No Knives’ campaign to have its funding doubled” Scotsman

Following posted on 19.1.11

“Bluetooth bid to curb Inverclyde knife crime” BBC

Following posted on 8.11.10

“Scots knife crime proves success after blade attack figures drop by a third” Daily Record
“Knife crime plummets after campaign” STV
“Campaign in Inverclyde sees knife figures fall” BBC

Following posted on 16.7.10

“Edinburgh teens targeted in new anti–knife crime campaign” STV
“Teenagers the focus of Edinburgh’s ‘No Knives’ campaign” BBC

Following posted on 6.7.10

“Campaign aiming to sever youth links with knife crime” Evening News
“Anti–knife scheme for kids moves to Glasgow” Evening Times
“Hero squaddie knifed at 5am” Scottish Sun

“Knife carrying down 23%” Herald
“Money well spent to fight knife culture” Herald

Following posted on 19.1.10

“Knife crime campaign has impact as number of Scots found carrying blades falls” Daily Record
“Anti–knives campaign is stepped up” Evening Times
“Fewer blades found after knife crime crackdown” Scotsman

Following posted on 4.3.09

“£500k to warn kids of blade risk” Evening Times
“No knives is the key to better lives, youngsters told” Press and Journal
“New initiative to tackle knife crime amongst youth” Holyrood.com

Press releases

“Anti-knife crime initiative extends to Lanarkshire” Scot.Gov. (February 2012)
“No Knives, Better Lives” Scot.Gov. (October 2011)
“Funding doubled for knife crime education campaign” Scot.Gov. (February 2011)
“Knife carrying down 35 per cent” Scot.Gov. (November 2010)
“Knife crime initiative rolled out” Scot.Gov. (July 2010)
“Latest knives initiative” Scot.Gov. (January 2010)
“Tackling knife crime” Scot.Gov. (March 2009)

See also

Scottish Government (November 2009) No Knives Better Lives: Case Study Inverclyde
No Knives Better Lives campaign

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