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

持刀犯罪道德恐慌：评估媒体、公共政策和一线服务之间的互动动态。

• 批准号: 2268998
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2268998
• 关键词: Knife; Crime; Moral; Panic; Assessing

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

AimTo了解如何刀犯罪/携带10至25岁的年轻人之间的传播，调查城市和农村的脆弱性，以期确定预防策略.ObjectivesTo回答以下问题：-可以刀携带/犯罪被确定通过社交网络作为传染病？-宣传持刀/犯罪的叙述是什么？为什么故事会发展/传播？（侵略/恐惧/需要保护等）-叙事是如何传播的？（联系/网络/帮派/“县线”影响力/媒体等）-是否有些地方（城市/农村/沿海地区，包括社会经济因素）更易受感染？谁更容易/更不容易受到伤害（帮派/性别/年龄/社会阶层等）？有了上述确定，可以通过反叙事来对抗传染吗？什么可能是对持刀/犯罪的有效反叙事？项目需求拟议项目采用混合方法进行数据收集和分析。将收集数据，并对现有的警察数据进行二级数据分析。社会网络分析将被用来探索和测试的假设，携带刀具/犯罪发生传染。将开展调查;将对年轻人进行访谈，以调查任何鼓励或劝阻这种行为的说法。这将有助于最终形成有效的反叙事。方法将不断发展，确切的方法将在硕士年度进行完善。熟悉相关/建议在过去的十年里，我在警察部门工作，可以接触到四个警察部门的适当网络和联系人，以促进数据收集。作为一名多机构安全防护中心的研究员和犯罪/绩效分析师，我询问了警方和合作伙伴（例如卫生，学校）的数据库，以确定各种信息。我将使用混合方法研究策略。我在学位水平的研究和我的职业生涯中有定量和定性方法的经验。我将使用描述性和多变量分析，我有经验的执行。我也将使用网络分析。我已经进行了犯罪网络分析，我将采取Q-step先进的方法，包括一个模块集中在硕士网络分析。虽然我有进行面试的经验，但我会参加硕士课程中的定性方法模块。道德问题围绕伤害、同意和保密有道德考虑。将考虑与与会者讨论非法活动可能产生的法律的或情感后果。这可以通过参与者同意书来缓解，该同意书详细说明了研究的目的和价值，包括申报任何可能伤害自己或他人的言论的道德责任。还将考虑GDPR和信息共享/记录。所有数据将根据适当的指导方针进行存储，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导方针。可能会接触监狱/青少年犯罪环境、学校、警察和志愿组织。尽管有组织的联系和网络，可能有潜在的可访问性问题;缺乏参与者的参与，而其他人可能会表现出不情愿，如果他们的刀携带/犯罪是未知的当局。在学术上，我将扩大理论上的公共卫生方法，以研究刀具犯罪/携带，以确定脆弱的人和地方。然后制定战略，将资源用于解决持刀犯罪/携带的蔓延问题，这将带来显著的经济和社会效益。