"Law and Order is in Meltdown" These are the words of Gordon Brown's security adviser, ex-Met boss Lord Stevens. Stevens said under Labour "The rules of the jungle now prevail. Law and order is in meltdown".
It's a real worry. Here are the facts:
- 1,046,437 violent crimes, doubled from 502,778 in 1998
- 1,773 people were victims of local violent crime in 2005/2006
- Gun crime doubled to 11,084, up from 5,209 in 1998
- Police can't go on the beat because they're tied up filling in forms
- £20 Billion to be wasted on ID cards that won't make us any safer
So David Cameron and the Conservatives have launched a long-term Crime Action Plan. The key measures are:
- Make families stronger - keeping families together so children have a stable upbringing
- Support teachers to teach children the need for respect and bringing more good schools into deprived communities - for example, the Astor Federation has turned the failing St Radigunds School into the successful White Cliffs Primary
- Help young people to come off welfare and into work - Work brings responsibility, dignity, money and respect - making people less likely to commit crime
- A National Citizens Service - where all 16-year-olds can go on a six-week programme to develop the confidence and skills to contribute to society
- Tough enforcement and prison sentences for young people caught carrying illegal knives, whilst also working to rehabilitate young offenders.
Charlie Elphicke thinks we should have more Police on the streets. That we should introduce zero tolerance policing. We need a border Police to stop drugs, gun running and people trafficking. We should help parents to take control and give greater support to teachers.
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