Knife Crime - Quiz College | The Safeguard Hub

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1 Which legislation introduced the Serious Violence Duty, requiring public bodies to collaborate on prevention?

A Offensive Weapons Act 2019

B Crime and Disorder Act 1998

C Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

D Children Act 2004

2 What approach, pioneered in Glasgow, reduced knife crime by approximately 60% over a decade?

A Increased stop and search

B Mandatory sentencing

C The public health model

D School exclusions

3 Approximately how much does each serious knife injury cost the NHS?

A £5,000

B £27,000

C £100,000

D £250,000

4 The 'bystander effect' refers to:

A The tendency to help when others are present

B The reduced likelihood of helping when other people are present

C The responsibility to call 999 immediately

D The trauma experienced by witnesses

5 Under the Serious Violence Duty, which bodies are required to collaborate on violence prevention?

A Police only

B Police and NHS only

C Education, health, police, and local authorities

D Central government only

6 The public health approach to violence prevention, pioneered in Glasgow, reduced knife crime in the city by approximately how much over a decade?

A 25%

B 40%

C 60%

D 80%

7 Which of the following best describes the 3 Ds of bystander intervention?

A Detect, Deter, Defend

B Direct, Distract, Delegate

C Document, Disclose, Debrief

D Delay, Deflect, Discuss

8 Bereaved families of knife crime victims are how many times more likely to experience long-term mental health conditions?

A Twice as likely

B 3x as likely

C 4.5x as likely

D No different

9 What is 'deferred prosecution' in the context of knife crime?

A When prosecution is abandoned entirely

B When a first-time offender is diverted away from the criminal justice system on conditions

C When a victim chooses not to give evidence

D When police issue a warning instead of arresting

10 Which model of violence prevention treats carrying a weapon as a symptom of deeper social need rather than purely a criminal choice?

A Zero tolerance policing

B The public health model

C Restorative justice

D Broken windows theory

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Q1. C — Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

Q2. C — The public health model

Q3. B — £27,000

Q4. B — The reduced likelihood of helping when other people are present

Q5. C — Education, health, police, and local authorities

Q6. C — 60% (Violence Reduction Unit, Glasgow)

Q7. B — Direct, Distract, Delegate

Q8. C — 4.5x as likely

Q9. B — When a first-time offender is diverted away from the criminal justice system on conditions

Q10. B — The public health model

📝 Knife Crime Quiz

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