Peter Squires Knihy

The tragic shooting of 16 children at a Dunblane primary school in 1996 led to significant reforms in British gun laws, resulting in a near-total ban on privately owned handguns. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the societal and political responses to the incident, exploring the broader implications of gun control in the UK. It delves into the debates surrounding gun culture versus gun control, providing insights into the complexities of the issue in the wake of such a devastating event.

Focusing on the politics of gun crime, this book provides a contemporary analysis of the social and theoretical issues surrounding this pressing problem. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach, making it relevant for scholars and students studying youth and gang crime, violent crime, comparative criminal justice, peace studies, and international relations. With a global perspective, it aims to deepen understanding of the complexities involved in gun crime across different contexts.

The book delves into the evolving dynamics of gun ownership, particularly focusing on gender-related factors. It examines how issues of crime, personal safety, and societal ideologies surrounding race and gender influence the debate on private gun ownership for self-defense in the US. Through this lens, it highlights the complexities and shifting perspectives that shape the conversation around firearms and their role in personal security.

This title was first published in 2000: Effective service provisions for young people are often said to be the key to Community Safety planning yet research frequently shows young people as over-controlled yet under-protected. Taking up this dilemma, this work draws upon a large survey of young people's attitudes towards the opportunities facing them and the communities in which they live. The book explores many aspects of young people's lives that adult society finds so disconcerting or threatening or which agency service providers find so difficult to address. The results of these surveys are contrasted with surveys amongst key agency personnel - social services, education, housing, police and the youth service - developing contrasting perspectives on "young people's needs". These findings are then further contrasted with a survey of adult community reactions, revealing markedly different levels of tolerance and intolerance.