Knife crime statisticsBerman, GavinBerman G. Knife Crime Statistics - Standard Note: SN/SG/4304. London: House of Commons; 2012.
The introduction of the ‘knife-enabled’ feature code in 2001 fundamentally changed the way knife-enabled crimes were categorised and reported. This ultimately led to a problematic public definition of ‘knife crime’ as we understand it today. This chapter retraces the earliest public uses of t...
The chapter uses the reporting of knife crime statistics as a case study given its role in shaping public perceptions and influencing the construction of social reality in general.doi:10.1057/978-1-137-39841-3_5Jairo Lugo-Ocando