Social Action Video ResearchCharlie MacArthur

Research into charities on gun and knife crime

Crime stoppersWho is Crime stoppers?

We are an independent charity helping to find criminals and help solve crimes.

We run the anonymous 0800 555 111 phone number that you can call to pass on information about crime. Alternatively people can pass us information anonymously via this website, using our Giving Information Form.

Callers don't have to give their name or any personal information and calls cannot be traced. This means you won't need to appear in court or give a statement to the police.

Fearless0Youth workers from Fearless, our brand

for 11 to 16-year-olds, hold workshops in schools and youth clubs on crime. These sessions cover a variety of crimes, including knife crime. We also produce free Fearless knife crime posters, which you can order from the Fearless.org website.

Drop The WeaponsKnow when to say no. Picking up a gun or a knife always makes a situation worse never better.

This is a website from the Metropolitan Police where we aimto show you how real people can turn away from violent crime.If you've got ideas on how to help people to drop the weapons,then we would like to hear from you. You'll also find links to support networks and other organisations that can help.

0Mothers against Violence0A charity offering advice and support to those who

feel their child is at risk or involved in gangs and group violence.

0Mothers against Murder and Aggression0A national charity supporting victims of violent crime

and their families.

0Talk about Knives0A site for parents and carers with information from

the government about knife crime and how to reduce the likelihood of young people carrying knives.

CyberMentors0 Cyber Mentors is all about young people helping and supporting each other

online.0 If you're being bullied or are troubled by something, Cyber Mentors is where you

can go for help.0 ChildLine0 ChildLine is the free helpline and online service for children and young people in

the UK. Children and young people can call 0800 1111 or visit www.childline.org.uk to talk to a trained counsellor about any problem, or talk to other young people on the message boards.

0 Victim Support0 Victim Support is the independent charity for victims and witnesses of crime

right across England and Wales. Their services are free of charge and confidential. Call the support line on 0845 30 30 900.

0 Street Pastors0 An interdenominational church response (lots of different churches working

together) to help solve neighbourhood issues including gangs and group violence.0 GATES0 Gang Advice, Training and Exit Support’. The GATES project is aimed at providing

support to young people in London who are affected or concerned by gang violence and other crimes linked to gang activities.

Relevant Social Action Videos

0www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y31NzHqw6A

0http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2008/sep/01/advertising.knifecrime

0www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13032743

http://www.stoptheguns.org/

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Sources for information0http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/knife-gun-gang

-youth-violence/

0http://www.lawtonslaw.co.uk/gun-knife-crime-laws0 "I recently dealt with a case at the St Albans Crown

Court involving a young man of 18 years of age who had been charged and convicted of an offence of being in possession of a firearm. Charges of firearm possession or gun possession now carry minimum sentences, and the minimum sentence that this young man was facing was 5 years imprisonment.

Potential interviews

Victim Support

SWIPEMUSIC.COM

0 On Saturday 31st March Slough Library will host a live music event held by Aik Saath and SWIPE Music to raise awareness of the dangers of knife crime.The third anti-knife crime music event organised by the two Slough charities, will kick off at 7pm on Saturday 31st March on the second floor of Slough Library. The acts performing span from Rock to R’n’B and back again. Despite the Library’s rule of silence, it is thought to be one of the best music venues in the area because of the quality of the acoustics that the shelves of books provide.

0 Telephone- 01753 512156Email- office@swipemusic.com

Email to Swipe Music0 Dear Swipe music

My name is Charlie MacArthur and I am a media student at Henley College and I am creating a social action video to raise awareness of the issue of knife crime in the local area.

I have spent a lot of time researching many different charities and organisations and your's really stood out to me , it brings young people together through a common interest and uses that as a brilliant tool to get across a really important message.

I have been gathering footage of interviews with young people trying to find out how they feel about the issue and the older generations to find out where they stand on the whole thing , but I feel that its very important to get in contact with somebody really trying to address this issue and wondered if anybody in your organisation could spare a short amount of time for an interview.

RegardsCharlie MacArthur

Ben Kinsella Trust0 Dear Ben Kinsella Trust ,

My name is Charlie MacArthur and I am a media student at Henley College and I am creating a social action video to raise awareness of the issue of knife crime in the local area.

I have spent a lot of time researching many different charities and organisations and your's reallystood out to me. Its the way that you have taken something shocking and terrible and have managedto use it as a tool for educating the youth and preventing anything like this happening in the future.

I have been gathering footage of interviews with young people trying to find out how they feel aboutthe issue and the older generations to find out where they stand on the whole thing , but I feel thatits very important to get in contact with somebody really trying to address this issuse and wondered ifanybody in your organisation could spare a short amount of time for an interview.

RegardsCharlie MacArthur