Professor Iain Brennan I.Brennan@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Criminology
Violence, worry and trust in the emergence of weapon-carrying
Brennan, Iain R.
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Abstract
This paper identifies longitudinal predictors of weapon-carrying in a sample of 10–25 year olds in England and Wales. It conceptualises weapon-carrying as anticipation of an adverse event and proposes hypotheses about the origins of weapon-carrying derived from the field of risk analysis. Specifically, it tests if worry about victimisation and experience of violence predict later weapon-carrying and assesses the moderating influence of trust in the police. The results indicate that worry about victimisation does not predict weapon-carrying, but experience of violence does. Distrust of police and peer criminality were also identified as important precursors to weapon-carrying. The study provides further evidence that, at least over longer periods, weapon-carrying is a product of experience of violence and criminogenic factors rather than a response to concern about victimisation.
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Brennan, I. R. (2021). Violence, worry and trust in the emergence of weapon-carrying. European Journal of Criminology, https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708211046193
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 26, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 5, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | Jul 29, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 18, 2021 |
Journal | European Journal of Criminology |
Print ISSN | 1477-3708 |
Electronic ISSN | 1741-2609 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708211046193 |
Keywords | Weapon; Violence; Trust in the police; Fear of crime |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3813188 |
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