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CGCP Violent Crimes Research

Knife and gun
Reactions to the Imagery of Anti-Knife Crime Campaigns

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Zoe Hobson, Julia Yesberg, Ben Bradford

Project Summary
This project considers whether the imagery used in knife-crime campaigns (e.g. knives, blood, etc.) has its intended effect, or whether there is the possibility of backfire affects (i.e. those exposed become more likely to carry knives).

Partner Organisations 
MOPAC

Planned Outputs & Impact
Project report for MOPAC and others, academic papers, conference presentations.

Funder
IGCP/MOPAC

Duration
January 2020 - Summer 2020

Links to Outputs / Deliverables
Laufs, J., Borrion, H., & Bradford, B. (2020). Security and the smart city: A systematic review. Sustainable cities and society, 55, 102023. doi:hdps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102023