Over the last 2 weeks, much has been said in the media about serious youth violence and the rising numbers of gun and knife crime (especially in London). As an RJ4All Associate and a young person myself, I was pleased to be given the opportunity to write about my thoughts on what is being said about us and indeed explore the option of restorative justice. Restorative justice has dominantly been employed to deal with juvenile offenders that commit petty crimes and is yet to be