Proceeding contribution from David TC Davies (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 June 2009. It occurred during Opposition day on Knife Crime.
Knife Crime
That is exactly what I am saying. I do not believe that community sentences work, having seen them in action. Even when I went to see such a scheme as a Member of Parliament, no semblance of order could be maintained. At the scheme I visited in Gwent, people were cursing and swearing at the leaders in front of me. I remember one young offender turning round to one of the people supposedly keeping order and demanding, in language I will not use, "Where are my blinking chips?" He had not had his fish and chips, and she went off and got them for him because he did not want to queue. That is what goes on in a community sentencing scheme.
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- 2008-09
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- Crime prevention Crime Crimes of violence Anti-social behaviour Injuries Offensive weapons Sentencing Stop and search Voluntary organisations Young people Weapons Video games Gangs
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