Cut Short

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Demetri wants to study criminology at university to understand why people around him carry knives. Jhemar is determined to advocate for his community following the murder of a loved one. Carl’s exclusion leaves him vulnerable to the sinister school-to-prison pipeline, but he is resolute to defy expectations. And Tony, the tireless manager of a community centre, is fighting not only for the lives of local young people, but to keep the centre’s doors open. ‘Knife crime’ is a simplistic and prejudiced term, shorthand for how contemporary Britain is failing a generation fearful for their lives. How can a stripped-back police force build bridges in communities that have had enough of them? What is a school supposed to do if a child brings in a knife, and can overworked teachers stop it happening again? How did we get here, what is really going on and how do we move forward?

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‘Lays down a transformative path to peace’ David Lammy MP

‘A devastating and beautifully-drawn tribute to the young boys that the media turns into statistics of knife crime’ Candice Carty-Williams

‘I came away from this book enraged, enlightened and with a sense of urgency to do something’ Annie Mac
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Demetri wants to study criminology at university to understand why people around him carry knives.

Jhemar is determined to advocate for his community following the murder of a loved one.

Carl‘s exclusion leaves him vulnerable to the sinister school-to-prison pipeline, but he is resolute to defy expectations.

Tony, the tireless manager of a community centre, is fighting not only for the lives of local young people, but to keep the centre’s doors open.

Drawing on the latest research and interviews with experts, this refreshingly nuanced and beautifully written book interweaves the stories of a cast of characters at the sharp end of Britain’s serious youth violence epidemic, with chapters on subjects such as social media, gentrification and criminal justice.

Showing how we are all connected to this tragedy, Cut Short is a gripping, urgent, sympathetic and often painful portrait of a society fracturing along lines of race, class and postcode. It is a blueprint for positive change, and a book we desperately need.
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‘Compelling’ The Sunday Times; ‘Assured’ Observer; ‘Brilliantly written’ Nikesh Shukla

Makes you stop and think‘ Nick Robinson, BBC R4’s Today programme

‘This book strongly gives a voice to the voiceless . . . essential reading’ Kenny Allstar

‘Angry, impassioned, informed, accurate – the story behind the cutting short of public health and young lives’ Danny Dorling

‘Ciaran’s work is informed by lived experience at the frontline of social change. It takes a sensitive and respectful look at the truths less often told’ George the Poet

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Weight 0.483 kg
Dimensions 22.2 × 14.4 × 3.4 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

288

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

303.60835 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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