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Social Media Ban for Possible Knife Crime Suspects

Knife possession in the U.K has rose to a third in five years, this has lead to this possible change. Knife Crime Prevention Orders have imposed sanctions including the ban on social media for anyone found with a knife in public or suspected to be apart of a knife crime. If any person aged 12 or over found with a knife or apart of a knife crime will have this social media ban. This social media ban would stop suspects from encouraging feuds between people, this may stop a lot of knife related crimes.

If a court believes that the police are right, the sanctions for the suspect would be:

• Curfews to stop the suspect off the street and out of areas with gangs.
• The suspect must attend a special knife awareness course to maybe change their mind.
• No more social media
• Banning the suspect from seeing any gang member for up to two years.

If the suspect/criminal fails to do what is told by the court it's a criminal offence and the punishment for this is to serve two years in prison.

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Who to interview:

• Police Officer?
• Students

Questions for the interview:

• Do you believe a social media ban for possible knife crime suspects could prevent knife crime?
• Who could these sanctions affect
• How would these sanctions be enforced?
• Why do you think knife crime has rose to a third within five years?
• When will these laws be put in place?