National Policy Framework
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Day 1 Facilitators: Craig Pinkney & Sangeeta Soni
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Transcript of National Policy Framework
Day 1 Facilitators:
Craig Pinkney & Sangeeta Soni
To be able to facilitate discussion and
generate understanding about national
policy relating to gangs and the local
frameworks through which they are
applied.
“Social policies aim to improve human welfare…”And“…policies are living things…Therefore, social policies are what happens ‘on the ground’ when they are implemented, as well as what happens at preliminary decision-making or legislative stage”.
(Blakemore and Griggs (2007) (3rd ed) Social Policy: An Introduction, Berkshire OUP, p. 1)
National policy can be understood as:
“A broad course of action or statements of
guidance adopted by the government at the
national level in pursuit of national
objectives”.
(Runnymede Trust, 2011, p. 14)
Number of Fatalities
(Knife/Gun)
New Government
Agendas
Damage to the
Economy
Deaths in Custody
Social
Unrest/Rioting
Social Action
Media Coverage
Moral Panic
Law
Research
Campaigns
For Example:
From a UK Perspective
National Policy Framework
Around Gangs and Youth
Violence was Framed by 3
Main Events.
Team up a representative from your country
and consider 1) what triggers national policy
in your country (if any) 2) what has youth
violence in your country triggered in relation
to national policy?
