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Money well spent to fight knife culture

Knife crime is a persistent blight on Scotland despite police crackdowns and innovative measures such as portable blade detectors at night clubs.

The truth of the No Knives, Better Lives slogan is experienced most painfully by the families of the victims of knife crime. Many of them have been involved in the campaign for mandatory jail sentences of at least six months for people found carrying knives for no good purpose.