Possession of a knife and private defence: Dilemmas in the pursuit of personal security in England and Wales

Daniel Shaw; Ken Pease; Bill Hebenton

doi:10.1016/j.ijlcj.2011.06.002

Possession of a knife and private defence: Dilemmas in the pursuit of personal security in England and Wales

Daniel Shaw, Ken Pease, Bill Hebenton

Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Abstract

This is the second in a series of three papers about knife crime in England and Wales. It deals with the resort to self-protection generally and via the use of knives in particular, in the context of presumptions about protection afforded by agents of the state. The 'uneasy synergy' in the relationship between possession of a weapon and lawful private defence is examined, together with a discussion of the dilemmas raised by the pursuit of personal security. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	266-279
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
Volume	39
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2011.06.002
Publication status	Published - Dec 2011

Keywords

Crime
England
Knife
Security
Self-defence
Wales

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Possession of a knife and private defence: Dilemmas in the pursuit of personal security in England and Wales

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