Research needs to account for the contribution of other factors beyond exclusion towards violence.
- Professor of Criminology, University of Hull
A look at what was happening in the lives of young people one year before they started carrying a weapon.
Distrust in the police is a surprisingly central factor when people arm themselves illegally.
As prosecutions for carrying a knife increase, what sets weapon users apart.
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