The cost of youth violence
Channel: OUresearch on YouTube
Date: 2020-07-13

The final report of the cross-party Youth Violence Commission (YVC), launched on 13 July 2020, calls for long-term investment in Violence Reduction Units to keep young people safe.

In light of the social and economic devastation caused by COVID-19, the Commission is deeply concerned about the potential for levels of serious violence between young people to rise in the coming months and years. In this context, it argues that it is imperative the Government provide guaranteed support to, and investment in, the 18 recently established Violence Reduction Units across the UK, which hold significant potential in driving down levels of serious violence. 

Led by Dr Keir Irwin- Rogers, OU Lecturer in Criminology, in joint-collaboration with colleagues from the University of Warwick, the report exposes the root causes of youth violence, the economic costs in their tens of billions, and makes recommendations based on research evidence.

Read the news story at: www.open.ac.uk/research