Terms of reference: Inspection of the police’s handling of serious youth violence
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services will carry out a thematic inspection of how well police address serious youth violence to reduce violent crime involving young people (particularly between the ages of 16 to 24 years).
The terms of reference
The inspection will assess:
- How well the police address serious youth violence, investigate and support victims including where racial disproportionality may be a factor;
- How effectively and efficiently the police work with partners to implement the serious violence strategy, including a public health approach;
- How police-led enforcement activities are supportive of partnership activities; and
- How efficiently and effectively violence reduction units reduce serious youth violent crime.
This report will be published in due course.