Jailed for a Knife

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Duration: 30 minutes

At least 34 teenagers were stabbed to death last year in the UK. In just a decade, the number sentenced for carrying a knife has risen ten-fold. So why are so many of Britain's youngsters arming themselves with knives? And why do some kill?

Panorama's Raphael Rowe goes inside prisons to gain rare access to those responsible - the young offenders convicted of carrying, using or even killing with a knife. Interviewing them in their cells, the programme provides a thoughtful and sobering insight into the lives and minds of those at the centre of a highly-charged national debate.

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Fri 16 Jan 2009 00:55 BBC One only on Northern Ireland

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  • Making the pen mightier than the knife

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    Twenty-two-year-old Hadel has set up Lyrical Expression, a Prince's Trust-funded project which aims to curb youth violence by encouraging people to express themselves lyrically instead of physically. Here she explains how she is working with other young people to tackle knife crime.

  • Young people on the Panorama knife poll

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    Hadel and Joell are two young people involved in a project to combat knife crime funded by the Prince's Trust. Do they agree with a BBC poll which looked at attitudes towards sentencing for knife crime?

  • Jailed For A Knife

    Raphael Rowe goes inside prisons to interview young offenders convicted of knife crimes.

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  • Knife Offenders Learn Too Late

    Raphael Rowe gives an insight into what he discovered while meeting young offenders in prison.

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Presenter
Jeremy Vine
Participant
Raphael Rowe
Producer
Katy Stead

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