📝 Knife Crime Quiz

Test Your Knowledge — College (Ages 16-18)

Name: _________________________________
Date: _________________
Score: _____ / 10
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 Hospital admissions for knife wounds in under-25s have increased by approximately how much year-on-year?
A 2%
B 6%
C 12%
D 25%
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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📋 Answer Key (Teacher Copy)

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 — 12%
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

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