Policy brief from De Montfort University Leicester and the United Nations Academic Impact Hub examining research into rounded knives as safer alternatives to pointed kitchen knives. The study tested over 300 stabbing motions using knives with different tip shapes on clothing fabrics, finding that rounded-tip knives failed to penetrate any garments while pointed knives caused significant damage. The brief recommends promoting rounded knives, campaigning for legislation restricting pointed knives, and engaging manufacturers to produce safer alternatives. Author: Leisa Nichols-Drew, Chartered Forensic Practitioner and Associate Professor at DMU.