Talk:Knife bin

Where in the world are these bins installed? Since when?

This article is not clear about the global extent of these bins or when this started to happen. Where in the world can they be found? Just in London or all over the world? - 203.96.84.33 (talk) 22:27, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

What has your research revealed? Philafrenzy (talk) 09:39, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

I think the question is being asked because the article doesn't explain the geographic spread of knife bins. A quick Google Search suggests knife bin initiatives are confined to England and Wales and relate to an increase in reported knife crime. This initiative seems to be associated with government policy and the passage of the Offensive Weapons Act in 2019. However there doesn't appear to be a clear underlying public policy announcement before that to act as a driver to motivate these various institutions to take this action. It is all very well to observe this phenomenon is happening on the streets of London, but churches and the police wouldn't be installing these bins around the countryside without good reason. So somewhere, sometime ago, someone must have given them a reason to do this. Since you started the article, What has your research revealed? and what has motivated you to create the article? - Cameron Dewe (talk) 01:22, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Research initiatives

What research as shown that bins are effective and worth installing. Is there a policy initiative or strategy announcement that has prompted people to install these bins? Are there standards for constructing and installing them? - 203.96.84.33 (talk) 22:27, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

I don't know, what have you found out? Philafrenzy (talk) 09:40, 22 October 2021 (UTC)