Knife crime: anti-stab protection vests given to key staff / Observer, 6 July 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/06/knifecrime.ukcrime1?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews
Mark Townsend and Gaby Hinsliff
"The growing fear of knife crime in Britain is forcing hospital trusts and local authorities to supply body armour to frontline workers, including A&E staff, hospital porters, teachers, benefits officers and traffic wardens. Stab and bullet-proof vests are being ordered in their tens of thousands to protect employees from increased levels of aggression, a move described as 'a shameful indictment of violence in Britain today'."