Rape - gang weapon of choice

A news report today has attracted discussion across several radio shows for it's emphasis of the violence women suffer at the hands of their fellow gang members.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8530000/8530932.stm

Featuring interviews with girls in gangs, the article outlines how rape and other forms of violence are used to control girls, particularly in situations where the gangs don't want the girls to talkt to the police. Another example of how gangland has it's own laws.

Man freed after stabbing teen stepson

A 51 year old man has been aquitted after stabbing his wayward teenage stepson.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1250460/Kenneth-Blight-spared-jail-stabbing-teenage-attacker.html

Teen arrested over fatal stabbing

An 18 year old woman has been stabbed to death in Reading. A 19 year old man has been arrested.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/19/teenager-murdered-reading-river-footpath

Teen partner violence campaign well-recieved

Lots of positive PR has been generated since the launch of our teen partner violence campaign:
http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2010/02/new_home_office

However, the results of the poll hosted on the directgov site reinforce the findings of the NSPCC, suggesting that we have a long way to go before we begin to bring about attitudinal changes.
http://thisisabuse.direct.gov.uk/Poll.aspx?id=1&vote=no&submit.x=24&submit.y=17