Veterans and violence: an exploration of pre-enlistment, military and post-service life

Despite growing criminological interest in the many ex-service personnel mired within the UK’s criminal justice system, there remains a paucity of qualitative research studies examining the (violent) veteran offender. In response, this paper mobilizes the voices of veterans to explore the key life e...

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Main Author: Banks, James 1980- (Author)
Contributors: Albertson, Katherine (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 15, Issue: 6, Pages: 730-747
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Keywords:
Masculinities
Military
Veterans
Violence
Violent crime
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Summary:Despite growing criminological interest in the many ex-service personnel mired within the UK’s criminal justice system, there remains a paucity of qualitative research studies examining the (violent) veteran offender. In response, this paper mobilizes the voices of veterans to explore the key life events that can shape their offending behaviour. Countering reductionist explanations of violent crime committed by ex-service personnel, we contend that veterans’ violence may be rooted within personal biographies and psyches, conditioned by military experiences and represent the psychosocial consequences of the socioeconomic transformations of advanced capitalism.
ISSN:1741-2609
DOI:10.1177/1477370818764825