SOCIAL FACTORS

Social Factors

Abstract

The paper starts by supplying data from the accessible causes on the span of the difficulty as it pertains to distinct grades of seriousness: the bearing of knives; the use of knives in crime; and the use of knives in homicides. It then investigates likely causes for knife carrying before setting up which parts of the community are most expected to bear knife-related offences, and the social factors that influence on the society.

Table of Content

ABSTRACTII

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Research Questions1

Rationale For Research2

Limitations of the Study3

Assumptions & Limitation3

Ethical Concerns4

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW6

Wider Scope10

The Use Of Knives In Crime12

Why Carry Or Use A Knife?16

The National Knife Amnesty19

Black and Minority Ethnic Communities23

The National Knife Amnesty25

CHAPTER 03: METHODOLOGY28

Research Method28

Literature Search28

What This Report Covers29

CHAPTER 04: DISCUSSION31

Effect on Young people34

Knife Carrying36

Poverty38

Risk40

Economic Factors/Poverty41

Social Environment41

Family Structures41

CHAPTER 05: CONCLUSION43

REFERENCING AND BIBLIOGRAPHY48

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

This report is the outcome of an extensive review of international (English language) evidence about the effectiveness of interventions aimed at tackling young people's involvement in 'gun' or 'knife crime'. Such issues are currently at the forefront of public attention and a number of 'anti-knives' and 'anti-guns' initiatives are taking place in this country. The purpose of our research was to find out which strategies had been submitted to rigorous analysis and assessment, and what evidence was consequently produced about their impact on young people's perceptions, attitudes and behaviour.

Studies published between 1998 (or earlier) and 2008 are covered. Our review also examines the research evidence about what factors in young people's lives make them more or less likely to get involved in weapon carrying and violent behaviour, and about the perceptions, values and motivations of the young people involved. Additionally, we have outlined some of the interventions which have been rigorously assessed in the field of juvenile violence prevention generally: we think these provide useful contextual knowledge, as weapon use is a form of violent behaviour and cannot be understood in isolation.

Research Questions

The research is be based on the following questions;

Why knife crime are increasing in the UK.

effect of Social factors on the increasing percentage of knife crimes

Rationale For Research

A large number of locally based initiatives are being piloted or undertaken in the UK which aim to affect young people's carrying or using of weapons. In some cases, initiatives are recent and evaluations are therefore premature; in others, the lack of (independent) assessment of their efficacy is due to a shortage of funding. Independent evaluations seem particularly important in helping establish whether new strategies can claim to be successful, and the degree (if any) of their impact on levels of gun or knife crime. Unsurprisingly, most research about gun carrying and use comes from the United States. Evidence from the US shows that multi-agency, multi-focus strategies are more successful than single-focus interventions in combating gun violence among young people. Approaches by a variety of agencies working in co-operation, which are locally based and combine both prevention and suppression, are more effective than single interventions by agencies working in ...