I came away from this book enraged enlightened and with a sense of urgency to do something Annie MacLays down a transformative path to peace David Lammy MPCompelling The Sunday Times Assured Observer Brilliantly written Nikesh ShuklaDemetri wants to study criminology at university to understand why people around him carry knives.Jhemar is determined to advocate for his community following the murder of a loved one.Carls exclusion leaves him vulnerable to the sinister schooltoprison pipeline but he is resolute to defy expectations.Tony the tireless manager of a community centre is fighting not only for the lives of local young people but to keep the centres doors open.Drawing on the latest research and interviews with experts this refreshingly nuanced and beautifully written book interweaves the stories of a cast of characters at the sharp end of the UKs serious youth violence epidemic with chapters on subjects such as social media gentrification and criminal justice.Showing how we are all connected to this tragedy Cut Short is a gripping urgent sympathetic and often painful portrait of a society fracturing along lines of race class and postcode. It is a blueprint for positive change and a book we desperately need.A devastating and beautifullydrawn tribute to the young boys that the media turns into statistics of knife crime Candice CartyWilliamsMakes you stop and think Nick Robinson BBC R4s Today programmeThis book strongly gives a voice to the voiceless . . . essential reading Kenny AllstarAngry impassioned informed accurate the story behind the cutting short of public health and young lives Danny DorlingCiarans work is informed by lived experience at the frontline of social change. It takes a sensitive and respectful look at the truths less often told George the Poet