We've Got Your Boy

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An investigative podcast series by The Bristol Cable on school exclusions, child imprisonment and the root causes of serious youth violence.-------In early 2024, three teenage boys were fatally stabbed on Bristol’s streets within 18 days. It was a grim start to the new year – one that thrust the issue of serious youth violence in the city further into the spotlight.What followed was a very public response from the city’s institutions – the police, the city council – all promising they would do all they can to stop further bloodshed. But the crisis response to tragedies like these is something of a playbook. In this new multi-part series, Cable reporter Sean Morrison explores how children and young people are failed by those who are meant to protect them – examining school exclusions, overpolicing and child imprisonment.Speaking to experts, teachers and youth workers, survivors and families affected, this investigation traces the journey of children on what’s known as the scho