Reducing violent crime

This BBC news story of yesterday (03 May) says it all really. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48146525

If the cyclist's version of events is accurate,'disappointing' performance by our Metropolitan police is an understatement.  CCTV from a local restaurant retrieved by the cyclist on his own initiative might lead to tracing the lethally dangerous driver.  Use of Tfl CCTV by the police - so long as they are proactive in using it - must help to solve crimes like this one - or even prevent them.

Warning:  don't watch the newscast video if you are in the slightest bit squeamish. The event beggars belief.

Found social care staff often going equipped, frequenting places of worship, one building in Charing Cross 

Local Council's are using up most of the money given to them by the Council Tax Payer, Revenue, and Government grants which is also much of the reasons there is a lack of financial resoures available where it really matters. 

In this day and age where we have progressive technology it is extremely unnecessary to have such large Greater London Local Councils most being miles away from the local Taxpayer. Instead, they should be replaced with a small 'Local Town Hall's in each constiuency, this will help free up an enoumous amount of money to help run every London constituency very well, which also means the right amount of police made available to parade on the streets of London.  

In addition, a well functioning 'Town Hall' with the voted MP and Councillor is also located will help bring about a much more community based London which will help tackle many issues.

Currently, my own local council of Enfield, regularly post an 'Enfield Magzine' to each household, informing us how much they are struggling financially and of further future cuts to our services, with the added opportunity to add lots of photos of themselves posing, all from public money, money they inform us they do not have for our public services.   

Crime is increasing and unstoppable in London.

There are variouis roots to crimes and these need to be addressed. Life in general has largely evolved, given that most parents are working full time which means most children are either home alone after school, or out and about for hours, this is an issue that needs addressing.

Also, on Fridays and the weekend there is a need for police to be walking the streets of London where there are pubs, as there are many people who go out to get drunk in order to unleashed a beast within them in public, I have seen some really idotic, scary behaviour as I am going home.

Worked with young people for many years and they are not the problem The Sensationalision of MP's to further careers, Parents I will say are totally unaware that they are being used by the media for rating and sales of new papers tricked into believing in stop and search a 40 year old law that never worked from the beginning(Groundhogg day) the police know it does not work,but it gets them paid!,if the government cared, start with what is on the TV on the weekends Killer Kids, Wives with Knives ect the list is endless approximately 10 murders shows all imported from the country we have this so-called special relationship I worked in a residential Looked after child 16's this was all they use to watch till I got there its common sense and the child don't want to be watch this,but outdoor activatities are just not there any more. Also I will address the elephant in the room Black children have been slaughter in London street as far back as I can remember White children get killed its time for may,khan, lammy's area of Tottenham I worked there YMCA terrible,umunna and know doubt abbott to dance on children graves with lip service till the next child VULTURES for personal gain. WHEN WILL WE LEARN THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWERS THE ANSWERS ARE IN OUR COMMUNITITES THE YOUNG URBAN YOUTH NEED STRONG BLACK MALES IN SCHOOLS,COLLEAGUES ETC and they know this so barriers are created They ALL stay paid and SADLY INNOCENT CHILDREN FALL!!!BUT at least its not their RIGHT!!! GET ME any borough across London SORT THAT IN THREE MONTHS!!!! THEY PLAY WITH YOU'LL!!!      

We need more Police and more stop and search. Tougher sentences, not just cautions for carrying knives. Young people need to know they will face criminal chanrges for random attacks. This  happened to a friend of mines son this weekend, he was badly beaten up and many onlookers just stood by. One lady came forward and called the police but even the police said if the group were caught they would only get a talking to. Some of these thugs dont spare a thought for the injuries, physical and mental they are causing. I am not sure what is happening to society when they can maim or kill someone without a second thought. Back to basics.

few things that may help to reduce violence, as below

1) More youth centres (free) and open them till late (10pm)

2) Free assistance with reading and writing to those in need

3) More evening classes for vocational studies such as carpentry, plumbing, electrical, brick laying at nominal charge.

4) Extend library hours to late nights say till 10pm esp. for young people not in education, employment, or training.

5) funding for specialist schools

I think its not just a policing issue. i believe parents have a major role to play in terms of parenting and keeping our children safe.

my main emphasis here is about knife crime on the streets of London.

yes we need the police to keep our streets safe but parents must take the lead in preventing children from gangs and not leave their children to be the responsibily of the state.

we need to interact more with our children.

get home at a reasonable time from work not long after schoolm closes to make sure young boys are home and safe.

stop send boys under the age of 16 to corner shops or errands until the streets are safer.etc etc 

closing police station and closing counters in the few police stations we have left has proved hugely counterproductive.

If there are alternatives, publises them more. I reported a crimes via the Met's web form and it was dealth with extreemly well to my surprise!

I think community policing is important and In Wandsworth has been largely scrapped. I work next to an estate in Wandsworth and unless there is an operation, you never see a copper.

But near to where I live, A minister was attending a private dinner and I counted 8 PCs dotted about the area.. Policing for some but little for thew majority and its the majority who pay

I am poor and I don't commit crime. Neither do my kids. It is a way of life for some people. I would like to see more mental health units in the NHS to help some people. I would like to see a 'ten years for a knife sentence' as a proper deterent against carrying a knife. Where are the knife bins that were so prolific and successful years ago. How about, seeing as all the police stations are gone...placing local police bases in secondary school properties, get some involvement with the teenagers before a small minority turn to crime. How about police been out looking for crime at night, which is when all the crime happens near me. I think bad parents know about their criminal kids and should face punishment too as they did after the 2011? London riots- whole families were evicted due to colluding with the crime of their offspring. People soon get tired of starting over. I am fed up with lawless London and limiting my families lives to to fear of violence or criminality. 

Whilst watching a London TV programme regarding London crime recently,I notice something wrong. On this programme the audience was predominntly made of black youths and the policeman on the show was a white policeman, now this should not be an issue but unfortunately it matters a great deal.

Black youths in my opinion require mainly black police persons to address them, even when it is just a stop and search but without the agression that comes with superiority. Black youths that fall into the world of crime ususally come from an unstable background/environment and need police persons that they feel they can relate too and in return understands them. Personally, I find many black persons to be wonderful speakers and with the right humanitarian qualities black police persons could be a positive influence on black youth.

Oddly, though the police force in London clearly have very few black police persons, and acutally thinking about it, I have never seen a chinese police person, neither a sikh, Indian or mediterranean police persons despite many Londoners are decendants from first, second, third and even fourth generations of immigrants, that is not to say they do not exist but there are clearly very thin on the ground.

For the police to really be sucessful in directly dealing with young criminals they needs to become much more welcoming to those decendants of other nationalities. In truth there is no such thing as a pure race unless one comes directly from a tribe in Africa or the Amazon, in fact reading on our own rich British history one will learn that Britain had many invaders from the Romans, which consisted persons of many different nationalities and which remained in Britain and based in London for four hundred years,Vikings and Normans also stayed in Britain for a great many years all these men married native women.    

Police support is what is needed.  We need more police on the streets, not in offices or in cars. 

The fact that gangs and their connection with drugs has not been mention in the opening of this discussion is clearly deliberate.

The Mayor and the police know fully that the prime increase in crime in London is due to gangs and their control over areas in London in connection with drugs. Such crime activity used to be known just in the south of London, but in recent years gangs have spread their net far and wide, covering the whole of London.

A focus in the right direction is required. 

Is there any research pertaining to if the children invoved in knife crimes are in the care system. We need to stop the blame game and ensure communities are engaged with police and vice versa .We are members of Lambeth MultiFaith Forum churches /faiths meet at the police station

Peace

MarlonB

End illegal immigration and try harder to stop the growing gang culture. 

Crime is on the unstoppable increase because there simply is no 'Law and Order' in the first place. Many other drastic measures need to be undertaken in society in order to rid babarousness within our society.