LoginKnife sales: the sharp end
How TS tackles sales of knives and other dangerous goods to young people
Posted 07 January 2020 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Retail|Europe
ANALYSIS: Rising knife crime has intensified scrutiny of age-restricted sales. This feature examines the changing legal framework, the challenges facing retailers and enforcement officers, and what the Offensive Weapons Act means in practice.
<span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Five people stabbed within two hours in London’ said the headline. Another reported that ‘shocking new figures reveal nine knife crimes a day are recorded across Greater Manchester’. A third read: ‘Knife crime hits record high in England and Wales’. </span>
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