What's your experience of violent crime?
Morning Extra's guests today were Detective Chief Superintendent John Carnochan (right) of the and his deputy Karyn McCluskey. The unit was established in 2005 to find long-term solutions for tackling violent crime in and around Glasgow. A year later its remit was extended nationwide by the Scottish Executive, creating a national centre of expertise on tackling violent crime.
John and his team deal with violence in all its forms - in schools and the workplace, to violence on our streets and domestic abuse. What marks them out is their close work with other professionals, including social workers, health experts and academics.
We had a lively debate on this morning's programme and it's fair to say opinion was very split. Roy texted the programme to say: "Your two studio guests talk sense and offer hope." But Tam in Glasgow says: "People are sick of the namby-pamby attitude of your guest. They don't have the will to deal with real crime. So you go for the kid-on option."
Do continue the debate here.
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