Italy: five big-city mayors propose a national youth-violence prevention fund

At Milan's Urban Security Forum, the mayors of Milan, Bologna, Rome, Bari and Perugia jointly proposed a national fund financing integrated projects networking schools, municipalities and the third sector to intervene before offences occur.

Cross-party mayors demanding a prevention-first funding stream mirrors UK debates on knife crime, early intervention and violence reduction units — and a fiscal-conservative case that prevention is cheaper than prison.