RT Article
T1 Veterans and violence: an exploration of pre-enlistment, military and post-service life
JF European journal of criminology
VO 15
IS 6
SP 730
OP 747
A1 Banks, James 1980-
A2 Albertson, Katherine
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1586419242
AB 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.
K1 Masculinities
K1 Military
K1 Veterans
K1 Violence
K1 Violent crime
DO 10.1177/1477370818764825