Rethinking Knife Crime

Policing, Violence and Moral Panic?

Elaine Williams, Peter Squires

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Springer Nature Switzerland AG
02 October 2021

Cultural studies; Sociology: family & relationships; Crime & criminology; Juvenile offenders

This critical textbook looks beyond the immediate data on knife crime to try and make sense of what is a global phenomenon. Yet it especially explores why the UK in particular has become so preoccupied by this form of interpersonal, often youthful, violence. The book explores knife 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 the various interests benefiting from the 'knife crime industry'. 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, the book argues that the problem is firmly located at the intersection of a series of concerns about class, race, gender and generationthat are a product of British history and its global past. It seeks to trace the several roots of the contemporary knife crime 'epidemic', ultimately 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, whilst also speaking to researchers, policy-makers and practitioners.

By: Elaine Williams, Peter Squires
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 1st ed. 2021
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9783030837419
ISBN 10: 3030837416
Pages: 382
Publication Date: 02 October 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction. ‘There Is No Home Office Definition Of Knife Crime’- 2. Knives And Violence In History And Culture: A Global History Of Stabbing.- 3. A Prelude To ‘Knife Crime’:Gangs, Weapons And The ‘Macpherson Effect’.- 5. A Public Definition: The Making Of The ‘Knife Crime’ Label.- 5. A Moral Panic And The ‘War On Knife Crime’.- 6. The ‘Knife Crime Industry’: Knife Fetish And The Commodification Of Violence Prevention.- 7. The Realities Of Knife Crime: Life Beneath The Label.- 8. A Joined-Up Approach To Sustainable Violence Prevention?.- 9. Conclusion: Still Policing The Crisis?.

Elaine is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Greenwich, UK. She specialises in the politics of knife crime with extensive experience in youth work practice and crime prevention in southeast London. Peter Squires is Professor Emeritus of Criminology and Public Policy at the University of Brighton, UK. He is the author/editor of eleven books and has been involved in a number of research projects and commissions exploring knives and street weapons, gangs and youth violence prevention.