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Elaine Williams

Elaine is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Greenwich, UK. She specialises in the politics of knife crime with extensive experience in youth work practice and crime prevention in southeast London. 
Peter Squires is Professor Emeritus of Criminology and Public Policy at the University of Brighton, UK. He is the author/editor of eleven books and has been involved in a number of research projects and commissions exploring knives and street weapons, gangs and youth violence prevention.

Rethinking Knife Crime

Rethinking Knife Crime

This critical textbook looks beyond the immediate data on knife crime to try and make sense of what is a global phenomenon. Yet it especially explores why the UK in particular has become so preoccupied by this form of interpersonal, often youthful, violence.

Rethinking Knife Crime

Rethinking Knife Crime

This critical textbook looks beyond the immediate data on knife crime to try and make sense of what is a global phenomenon. Yet it especially explores why the UK in particular has become so preoccupied by this form of interpersonal, often youthful, violence.