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Dorcas Gwata

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ID8861581
NAMEDorcas Gwata
GIVEN NAMESDorcas
FAMILY NAMEGwata
SIGNATUREGWATA D
AFFILIATIONSCentral North West London NHS Trust, UK
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT2
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0
  • Youth violence and knife crime in ethnic minorities in the UK

    Open Access•Dorcas Gwata, Antonio Ventriglio et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2024

    BACKGROUND: Youth violence and knife crime is increasing dramatically, so much so it has been described as a global epidemic. The social, economic and political forces fuelling this rise mean that minority groups are particularly affected. AIM: This paper reviews the literature primarily from a UK perspective, and illustrates the disparate factors that are influencing the rise in youth violence and knife crime and illustrates the complexities of …

  • Structural inequalities, knife crime

    Open Access•Dorcas Gwata, Antonio Ventriglio et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2024

    The importance and impact of youth violence is increasingly being recognised and is a cause of international concern. In the UK, youth violence, specifically knife crime, is on the increase and has resulted in the deaths of many young people. In order to explore the impact of knife crimes on mental health and wellbeing of individuals, a number of focus groups were conducted with 24 professionals from multiple agencies. Qualitative analysis showed…

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  • Youth violence and knife crime in ethnic minorities in the UK

    Open Access•Dorcas Gwata, Antonio Ventriglio et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2024

    BACKGROUND: Youth violence and knife crime is increasing dramatically, so much so it has been described as a global epidemic. The social, economic and political forces fuelling this rise mean that minority groups are particularly affected. AIM: This paper reviews the literature primarily from a UK perspective, and illustrates the disparate factors that are influencing the rise in youth violence and knife crime and illustrates the complexities of …

  • Structural inequalities, knife crime

    Open Access•Dorcas Gwata, Antonio Ventriglio et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Social…•2024

    The importance and impact of youth violence is increasingly being recognised and is a cause of international concern. In the UK, youth violence, specifically knife crime, is on the increase and has resulted in the deaths of many young people. In order to explore the impact of knife crimes on mental health and wellbeing of individuals, a number of focus groups were conducted with 24 professionals from multiple agencies. Qualitative analysis showed…

Criminology (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (1 work) · Criminal justice (1 work) · Cultural Criminology (1 work)

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