The new initiative, backed by £40 million (46 million euros, $56 million) in funding, aims to steer young people away from crime and tackle violent drug-dealing gangs, according to Britain’s interior ministry. “I am clear that we must do whatever it takes to tackle this so that no parent has to bury their child. Following a rise in violent crime in towns and cities across Britain, the Conservative government has faced criticism for years of cuts to police funding and a reduction in officers. But the government insists the rise in robbery, knife and gun crime is due to improvements in police recording and a rise in drug dealing. London’s Metropolitan Police deployed an additional 300 officers over the weekend to areas most impacted by crime after a particularly violent week.

Source: Manila Times April 09, 2018 00:11 UTC