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Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

I have spent some time among gangs in Birmingham trying to understand gang culture and I support new clause 6. Does my hon. Friend agree that the most worrying thing is that, already in the playgrounds of primary schools, gangs are starting to form as children try to emulate their teenage and older colleagues? A knife is a badge of honour that they see the older kids using, so they think it is acceptable to have a knife too. Such children are getting younger and younger, and that is why the new clause is so important.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
582 c1013 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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