Police knife amnesty

Title

Police knife amnesty

Genre

Interview

TX Date

23 Jan 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

Emma Howard interviews Chief Superintendent George Crawford of the Norwood Division of the Metropolitan Police. He discusses the recent 6 week knife amnesty, and looks over some of the weapons handed in. Describes the recent cases of police officers injured by knives and training the Police undergo to cope with knife attacks. Urges parents to bring any knives they find on their children to the amnesty and outlines the penalties for carrying a knife.

Contributors

Emma Howard; George Crawford

Keywords

Metropolitan Police; Policing practice; Imprisonment; Edged weapons

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