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Dealing with the spiraling incidence of knife crime
Author(s) -
Kirby Roger
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.641
Subject(s) - criminology , incidence (geometry) , violent crime , politics , history , sociology , political science , law , physics , optics
This year has witnessed record numbers of deaths and serious penetrating injuries, mainly in young men, from knife wounds in London. And it's not just a London issue: knife crime involving young victims across England and Wales has surged by 69% in the last four years. Roger Kirby discusses some of the socio‐political explanations behind the rise in violence and its impact on the medical community involved in treating the victims.