Youth violence and weapon mapping
A survey of youth violence in selected districts in Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2169002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Obediah Dodo (0000-0003-4951-0266, Bindura University of Science Education), Definite Mateko (Bindura University of Science Education), Blessmore Mpofu (Bindura University of Science Education) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 954-969 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911359.2019.1640163 |
| OpenAlex | W2966070051 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
With the rising cases of youth violence in Zimbabwe from different fronts, the study sought to map the nature of the violence, their driving factors, main weapons used and the eventual effects on the victims. The qualitative study adopted a survey form administering questionnaires to youth participants from selected districts in eight non-metropolitan provinces in Zimbabwe. Data were gathered by means of a questionnaire survey e-mailed to the snowball-sampled youth supported by relevant literature review. The analysis of data was done through SSPS, which helped break the questions into minute elements of analysis. The theory of Utilitarian Rational Choice guided the study argument. It was established in the study that indeed the youth across the country are engaged in different forms of violence depending on what is available but either scarce or inequitably distributed or the nature of prevailing political ideology. It was also established that various weapons are used to either injure or inflict pain on victims and the weapons vary with the province depending on various factors. Equally, resultant effects and injuries differ depending on a variety of factors
Argument (complex analysis · Criminology · Environmental health · Geography · Gun violence · Ideology · Metropolitan area · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Snowball sampling · Suicide prevention · Survey data collection · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |