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| £3m pledged to tackle youth crime | £3m pledged to tackle youth crime |
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| An extra £3m to help keep young people safe in the battle against knife crime has been announced by ministers. | An extra £3m to help keep young people safe in the battle against knife crime has been announced by ministers. |
| Initiatives include a visible police presence on school routes and dedicated officers to work with young people at risk of becoming an offender or victim. | Initiatives include a visible police presence on school routes and dedicated officers to work with young people at risk of becoming an offender or victim. |
| The money will go to the 10 police force areas in the government's Tackling Knives Action Programme. | The money will go to the 10 police force areas in the government's Tackling Knives Action Programme. |
| Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she hoped it would send the message that a knife is not needed for protection. | Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she hoped it would send the message that a knife is not needed for protection. |
| 'Feel safe' | 'Feel safe' |
| "With the clocks going back and the nights drawing in, it is particularly important that young people feel safer walking home from school," Ms Smith said. | "With the clocks going back and the nights drawing in, it is particularly important that young people feel safer walking home from school," Ms Smith said. |
| Young people tell us that the period after school can be when conflicts arise and an increase in police presence can help them be and feel safe and secure Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner Alf Hitchcock Boy of 16 killed in stab attack | |
| "With more police officers patrolling your streets, we are emphasising our core message that young people do not need to carry a knife for protection - it makes you less safe, not more - and these additional police are there to help protect you." | "With more police officers patrolling your streets, we are emphasising our core message that young people do not need to carry a knife for protection - it makes you less safe, not more - and these additional police are there to help protect you." |
| The announcement came hours after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death outside a youth club in Liverpool. | |
| The teenager was with two friends when he was attacked by a group of youths outside Shrewsbury House Youth Club in Everton at 2040 BST on Monday. | |
| Some £2m more was announced earlier this year for the 10 areas, which are London, Essex, Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Merseyside, the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Nottinghamshire, South Wales and Thames Valley. | Some £2m more was announced earlier this year for the 10 areas, which are London, Essex, Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Merseyside, the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Nottinghamshire, South Wales and Thames Valley. |
| Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner Alf Hitchcock, head of the Tackling Knives Action Programme, said the police presence on school routes was targeting the time of day when trouble could occur between youths. | |
| "Young people tell us that the period after school can be when conflicts arise between different groups and an increase in police presence and in other visible signs of authority can help them be and feel safe and secure," he said. | "Young people tell us that the period after school can be when conflicts arise between different groups and an increase in police presence and in other visible signs of authority can help them be and feel safe and secure," he said. |
| "This additional funding will assist the 10 Tackling Knives Action Programme forces in further building on the tough approach towards those who carry knives which Acpo [Association of Chief Police Officers] is leading across the police service." | "This additional funding will assist the 10 Tackling Knives Action Programme forces in further building on the tough approach towards those who carry knives which Acpo [Association of Chief Police Officers] is leading across the police service." |