GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 26 MAY 2006: Strathclyde Police, ‘E’ Division’s recently formed “Flexi” unit heads out on patrol in the cities notorious East End. The unit which has been formed to tackle gang violence in the East end of the city is a rapid response vehicle dedicated to complaints of gang violence in known problem areas surrounding, predominantly, the A8 corridor at Easterhouse and Barlanark, however operational duties are “flexible” to permit specific targeting of trouble spots. Operating in a very pro-active manner in a riot van the “flexi” unit adopt a no-nonsense approach to their remit. 26 May 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 25 JUNE 2006: The family and friends of a victim of a violent stabbing watching the football on a Sunday afternoon. The victim, Paul, was stabbed over 27 times when he and his brother walked a couple of hundred metres from their front door into a gang area whilst going to buy cigarettes. 25 June 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 26 APRIL 2006: A man with a history of violence who has been assaulted is disarmed by police officers before paramedics enter the building to give him medical treatment. 26 April 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 23 AUGUST 2006: Peter, a victim of a life threatening attack where he was stabbed several times at his home in Easterhouse with his partner and newborn son. 23 August 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 23 JUNE 2006: Peter, a victim of a life threatening attack where he was stabbed several times shows his defiance to his attackers at his home in Easterhouse. 23 June 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 03 MAY 2006: Paramedics from Glasgow East Lightburn Ambulance Station attend a call in Glasgow City Centre where they find a young man who has been badly beaten and stabbed in a completely random unprovoked attack . 03 May 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 28 July 2006: Strathclyde Police, ‘E’ Division’s recently formed “Flexi” unit heads out on patrol in the cities notorious East End. The unit which has been formed to tackle gang violence in the East end of the city is a rapid response vehicle dedicated to complaints of gang violence in known problem areas surrounding, predominantly, the A8 corridor at Easterhouse and Barlanark, however operational duties are “flexible” to permit specific targeting of trouble spots. Operating in a very pro-active manner in a riot van the “flexi” unit adopt a no-nonsense approach to their remit. The flexi unit attend a call for urgent assistance by officers in an unmarked car who were parked near London Road and witnessed a man known to the police enter a pub and attack another man. The fight spilled out onto the street and the police prevented the man in custody, who was wearing gloves, from stabbing his victim with the large knife on the ground. 28 july 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 27 MAY 2006: Strathclyde Police, ‘E’ Division’s recently formed “Flexi” unit heads out on patrol in the cities notorious East End. The unit which has been formed to tackle gang violence in the East end of the city is a rapid response vehicle dedicated to complaints of gang violence in known problem areas surrounding, predominantly, the A8 corridor at Easterhouse and Barlanark, however operational duties are “flexible” to permit specific targeting of trouble spots. Operating in a very pro-active manner in a riot van the “flexi” unit adopt a no-nonsense approach to their remit. 27 May 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 11 AUGUST 2006: Strathclyde Police, ‘E’ Division’s recently formed “Flexi” unit heads out on patrol in the cities notorious East End. The unit which has been formed to tackle gang violence in the East end of the city is a rapid response vehicle dedicated to complaints of gang violence in known problem areas surrounding, predominantly, the A8 corridor at Easterhouse and Barlanark, however operational duties are “flexible” to permit specific targeting of trouble spots. Operating in a very pro-active manner in a riot van the “flexi” unit adopt a no-nonsense approach to their remit. On patrol in Easterhouse. 11 August 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 17 JUNE 2006: Strathclyde Police, ‘E’ Division’s recently formed “Flexi” unit heads out on patrol in the cities notorious East End. The unit which has been formed to tackle gang violence in the East end of the city is a rapid response vehicle dedicated to complaints of gang violence in known problem areas surrounding, predominantly, the A8 corridor at Easterhouse and Barlanark, however operational duties are “flexible” to permit specific targeting of trouble spots. Operating in a very pro-active manner in a riot van the “flexi” unit adopt a no-nonsense approach to their remit. Officers keep an eye on a group of known offenders whilst their colleagues question another group of youths. 17 June 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 26 APRIL 2006: Paramedics from Glasgow East Lightburn Ambulance Station attend a call in Easterhouse where a man has been stabbed. 26 April 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 27 MAY 2006: Strathclyde Police, ‘E’ Division’s recently formed “Flexi” unit heads out on patrol in the cities notorious East End. The unit which has been formed to tackle gang violence in the East end of the city is a rapid response vehicle dedicated to complaints of gang violence in known problem areas surrounding, predominantly, the A8 corridor at Easterhouse and Barlanark, however operational duties are “flexible” to permit specific targeting of trouble spots. Operating in a very pro-active manner in a riot van the “flexi” unit adopt a no-nonsense approach to their remit. Attending a call to a gang fight at Glasgow Green the flexi unit disarm a man with a small baseball bat and take him into custody. 27 May 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 27 MAY 2006: Strathclyde Police, ‘E’ Division’s recently formed “Flexi” unit heads out on patrol in the cities notorious East End. The unit which has been formed to tackle gang violence in the East end of the city is a rapid response vehicle dedicated to complaints of gang violence in known problem areas surrounding, predominantly, the A8 corridor at Easterhouse and Barlanark, however operational duties are “flexible” to permit specific targeting of trouble spots. Operating in a very pro-active manner in a riot van the “flexi” unit adopt a no-nonsense approach to their remit. Attending a call to a gang fight at Glasgow Green the flexi unit disarm a man with a small baseball bat and take him into custody. 27 May 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 27 APRIL 2006: Paramedics from Glasgow East Lightburn Ambulance Station attend a call in Easterhouse where they find a middle aged man who has had his fingers cut off in an unprovoked machette attack. 27 April 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 26 APRIL 2006: Glasgow Royal Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom in terms of the volume of violent trauma they treat. Doctors assess the possibility of re-attaching a mans fingers after they were chopped off in a machette attack in Easterhouse. The mans fingers were successfully attached after lengthy plastic surgery. 26 April 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders/Getty Images)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – May 2005: Glasgow’s culture of knife crime and violence is underpinned by a culture of excessive alcohol and drug abuse. Alcohol and drug abuse fuel violence in the first instance but the substance dependancy and competition between dealers also contributes greatly to the problem. In this image paramedics attend a city centre pub where an addict has over dosed in the gents toilets after injecting into his groin. He was resuscitated on the scene but the police I was with were later informed that he had died in hospital. May 2005 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 11 JUNE 2006: Paramedics from Glasgow East Lightburn Ambulance Station attend a call in Easterhouse where they find a middle aged woman lying in the stairway of her home with life threatening injuries. The woman had come to the door to explore noises and banging and was attacked by a group of teenage girls weilding bottles. 11 June 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 21 JULY 2006: Paramedics from Glasgow East Lightburn Ambulance Station attend a call in Tollcross where they find a young man who has been attacked by men weilding machettes and crow bars. He has horrific injuries to his head and arms from the machette’s and a possible fracture to his left leg from the crow bars. 21 July 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 21 JULY 2006: Paramedics from Glasgow East Lightburn Ambulance Station attend a call in Baillieston where they attempt to treat a young man who has been slashed. The man initially consents to being treated and taken to hospital whilst police are present, however, en-route to hospital he became angry and insisted on being let out of the ambulance. The vast majority of violent assaults in Glasgow go unreported to the police, and an alarming number of these with horrific injuries are untreated. 21 July 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 03 MAY 2006: Paramedics from Glasgow East Lightburn Ambulance Station attend a call in Glasgow City Centre where two young men have been assaulted and robbed. 03 May 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – May 2004: Strathclyde Police, ‘A’ Division who cover the city centre arrest a man for beating another man outside a nightclub. The man had removed his belt and used it as a weapon. May 2004 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comFALKIRK, SCOTLAND, AUGUST 2007: Polmont Young Offenders Institution, Scotlands national centre for young offenders. MartinLang who is serving time for stabbing another youth during a fight. (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comFALKIRK, SCOTLAND, AUGUST 2007: Polmont Young Offenders Institution, Scotlands national centre for young offenders. “David” an inmate serving time for violent offences with a knife. (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comFALKIRK, SCOTLAND, AUGUST 2007: Polmont Young Offenders Institution, Scotlands national centre for young offenders. Chris Mowatt who is serving time for blinding a man with a weapon. (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 11 NOV 2004: Western Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department. A young man who has been attacked and stabbed several times. 11 November 2005 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – MAY 2004: Western Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department. A man arrives in police custody, currently being held for court. Wounds from a previous assault where he had his throat cut, head and back slashed and stabbed had become infected. May 2004 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 08 APRIL 2006: Glasgow Royal Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom in terms of the volume of violent trauma they treat.A postman who was hit in the face with an axe. 08 April 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 09 APRIL 2006: Glasgow Royal Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom in terms of the volume of violent trauma they treat. A young man who was stabbed during a gang fight outside a nightclub in Maryhill. Ordinarily the man would have been taken to the Western Hospital in the West end of the city, however opposing gang members had also been stabbed and they had to be taken to separate hospitals due to fears of further violence. 09 April 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 02 APRIL 2006: Glasgow Royal Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom in terms of the volume of violent trauma they treat. A young man is comforted by a nurse as doctors try to stabilise his condition. The man was attacked at random near his home in Barlanark by a group of youths and received over 20 stab wounds to his chest, back and buttocks. His condition was life threatening and he required a blood transfusion to survive. 02 April 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 20 SEPT 2005: Western Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department. A man comforts his friend who has had his hand severed whilst protecting his head from a machette blow. The attack happened in Drumchapel. 20 September 2005 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 30 APRIL 2006: Glasgow Royal Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom in terms of the volume of violent trauma they treat. Doctors and nurses work tirelessly to help a young man who has been savagely beaten into a come outside his home in Cranhill. 30 April 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 09 APRIL 2006: Glasgow Royal Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom in terms of the volume of violent trauma they treat. A young man who was stabbed several times in the chest and hit on the head with a heavy bladed weapon. His injuries were so severe that all attempts to save him were in vain and he died. 09 April 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
t_ +44 (0) 1505 322 511 m_ +44 (0) 7974 920 189 e_ david@davidgillanders.com w_ www.davidgillanders.comGLASGOW, SCOTLAND – 05 MAY 2006: Glasgow Royal Infirmary Accident & Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the United Kingdom in terms of the volume of violent trauma they treat. A man was brought into hospital in police custody, who has been hit on the head with a meat cleaver. 05 May 2006 (Photo by David Gillanders)
