Knife Crime Moral Panic: Assessing the interactional dynamic between the media, public policy, and frontline services.

目的了解持刀犯罪/携带刀具在10至25岁年轻人中的传播情况，调查城市和农村的脆弱性，以确定预防策略。目的回答以下问题：-持刀/犯罪可以通过社会网络被识别为一种传染病吗？-宣传持刀/犯罪的叙事是什么？-为什么故事会演变/传播？（侵略/恐惧/需要保护等）-故事是如何传播的？（关系/网络/帮派/“县界”影响/媒体等）-有些地方（城市/农村/沿海，包括社会经济因素）是否更容易/不容易受到传染？-谁更脆弱/不脆弱（帮派/性别/年龄/社会阶层等）？-在确定上述情况后，是否可以通过反叙述来反对传染；什么是对携带刀具/犯罪的有效反叙事？项目需求拟议的项目使用混合方法进行数据收集和分析。将收集数据，并对现有警方数据进行二次数据分析。社会网络分析将被用来探索和检验持刀/犯罪传染发生的假设。将进行调查；年轻人将接受采访，以调查任何促进或阻止这种行为的叙述。这将最终有助于形成有效的反叙事。方法将不断发展，而确切的方法将在硕士学年中得到完善。在过去的十年里，我一直在警察部门工作，我在四个警察部门都有适当的网络和联系，以促进数据收集。作为多机构安全中心的研究员和犯罪/绩效分析师，我曾询问过警察和合作伙伴（如卫生、学校）的数据库，以确定各种信息。我将使用混合方法的研究策略。我在学位学习和职业生涯中都有定量和定性方法的经验。我将使用描述性和多变量分析，我有执行的经验。我还将使用网络分析。我已经进行了犯罪网络分析，我将采取q步高级方法，包括硕士课程中一个专注于网络分析的模块。虽然我有进行面试的经验，但我会参加硕士课程的定性方法模块。道德问题在伤害、同意和保密方面有道德方面的考虑。将考虑到与参与者讨论非法活动可能产生的法律或情感后果。这可以通过详细说明研究目的和价值的参与者同意表格来减轻，包括声明任何可能伤害自己或他人的道德责任。还将考虑GDPR和信息共享/记录。所有数据将按照适当的指导方针存储，包括埃克塞特大学和ESRC的指导方针，如RCUK政策和良好研究行为治理指南。监狱/青少年犯罪环境、学校、警察和志愿组织可能会被访问。尽管有组织联系和网络，但可能存在潜在的无障碍问题；缺乏参与者的参与，而其他人可能会表现出不情愿，如果他们的持刀/犯罪不为当局所知。这项研究有可能产生学术、经济和社会影响。在学术上，我将扩大理论公共卫生的方法来研究持刀犯罪/携带，以确定弱势群体和场所。然后制定战略，以目标资源来解决持刀犯罪/携带的蔓延，这将带来显著的经济和社会效益。我的网络将有助于促进研究转化为实践

AimTo understand how knife crime/carrying spreads among young people aged 10 to 25 years, to investigate the urban and rural vulnerabilities with a view to identifying prevention strategies.ObjectivesTo answer the following:- Can knife carrying/crime be identified through social networks as a contagion?- What is the narrative promoting knife carrying/crime?- Why the narrative evolves/spreads? (aggression/fear/need for protection etc.)- How the narrative is spread? (connections/networks/gangs/'county lines' influence/media etc.)- Are some places more/less vulnerable to the contagion (urban/rural/coastal including socio-economic factors)?- Who is more/less vulnerable (gang/gender/age/social class etc.)?- With the above ascertained, can the contagion be opposed by counter-narratives; what might be an effective counter-narrative to knife carrying/crime?Demands of projectThe proposed project uses mixed methods for data collection and analysis. Data will be collected as well as conducting secondary data analysis of existing police data. Social network analysis will be utilised to explore and test the hypothesis that contagion of knife carrying/crime occurs. Surveys will be developed; young people will be interviewed to investigate any narratives promoting or discouraging this behaviour. This will help ultimately to develop effective counter-narratives. The methods will evolve, and the exact approach will be refined during the Master's year.Familiarity of relevant/proposedHaving worked for the police for the last ten years, I have significant access to appropriate networks and contacts across four police forces to facilitate data collection. I have interrogated police and partner (e.g. health, schools) databases to ascertain a variety of information when working as a researcher in the multi-agency safeguarding hub and as a crime/performance analyst.I will use a mixed methods research strategy. I have experience in quantitative and qualitative methods at degree level study and in my professional career. I will use descriptive and multivariate analysis which I have experience of performing. I will also employ network analysis. I have conducted criminal network analysis and I will be taking Q-step advanced methods including a module focused on network analysis within the Master's. Although I have experience in conducting interviews, I would attend a qualitative methods module within the Master's.Ethical issuesThere are ethical considerations around harm, consent and confidentiality. Consideration would be given to potential legal or emotional consequences of discussing illegal activities with the participants. This could be mitigated by a participant consent form detailing the purposes and value of the research including ethical responsibility to declare anything said which may harm themselves or others.Consideration will also be given to GDPR and the sharing/recording of information. All data will be stored according to appropriate guidelines, including those of the University of Exeter and the ESRC such as the RCUK Policy and Guidelines on the Governance of Good Research Conduct. It is likely that prison/youth offending environments, schools, police and voluntary organisations will be accessed. Despite organisational contacts and networks, there may be potential accessibility issues; lack of participant engagement, whilst others may show reluctance if their knife carrying/crimes are unknown to the authorities.Potential impactThis research has the potential to make an academic, economic and societal impact. Academically, I will expand the theoretical public health approach to the study of knife crime/carrying, to identify vulnerable people and places. Then devise strategies to target resources to address the contagion of knife crime/carrying, which will bring significant economic and societal benefits.My networks will help facilitate the translation of research into practice loc