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RETHINKING KNIFE CRIME IBD

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
10 / 2021
9783030837419
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Sinopsis

This critical textbook looks beyond theáimmediateádata on knife crime to try and make sense ofáwhat is aáglobal phenomenon.áYet itáespeciallyáexplores why the UK in particular has become so preoccupied by this form of interpersonal, often youthful, violence.áThe book exploresáknife crime in its global and historical context and examines crime patterns including the 'second wave' of knife crime in Britain. It then incorporates new empirical data to explore key themes including: police responses, popular narratives, and theávariousáinterestsábenefiting from theáâÇÖknife crime industryâÇÖ. It captures the 'voices' of those impacted by knife crime including young people, community leaders, and youth work practitioners. Drawing on criminology, sociology, cultural studies and history,áthe bookáargues that the problem is firmly located at the intersection of a series of concerns about class, race, gender and generation that are a product of British history andáitságlobal past. It seeks to trace the several roots of the contemporary knife crimeáâÇÖepidemicâÇÖ,áultimately to propose newer and alternative strategies for responding to it. It encourages a critical engagement with this subject, with the inclusion of some learning exercises for undergraduate students and above in the the social sciences,áwhilstáalsoáspeakingáto researchers, policy-makers and practitioners.

PVP
56,70