Prison does not scare teenagers - for them, it is like a 'badge of honour', says Nottinghamshire Police careers advisor Nigel Best. It comes as machetes and other knives designed to look menacing and with no practical use are set to be banned under new proposals published by the Home Secretary and Policing Minister on Tuesday, April 18.
The consultation, which will run for seven weeks, seeks to outlaw certain machetes and so-called ‘zombie style’ knives that aren’t currently banned under legislation and proposes to increase maximum penalties for their sale and possession. And Mr Best has spoken out amid concerns that carrying a knife has become a "trend" among young people.
He holds a seven-week programme with teenagers who have been caught either using or carrying a knife. "The course acts like a deterrent, and they [the teenagers] are referred by their case manager.
