RT Article
T1 Stories of Violence: a Narrative Criminological Study of Ambiguity
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 55
IS 6
SP 1168
OP 1186
A1 Sandberg, Sveinung 1977-
A2 Copes, Heith 1970-
A2 Tutenges, Sébastien
LA English
YR 2015
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/169403268X
AB Violence features in human life, not only as actual physical confrontation but also as stories. Stories of violence are particularly important in violence-prone subcultures and among those partaking in the illegal drug economy. Drawing on narrative analysis, this study examines stories of violence among a population of incarcerated Norwegian drug dealers. Four widespread story types are identified: business narratives, intimidation narratives, moral narratives and survivor narratives. We explore the content of these stories and the work they do for tellers while keeping a keen eye on their ambiguous nature. We argue that stories and storytellers plurivocality is often missed when stories of violence are described within established criminological traditions.
K1 Violence
K1 Drug dealers
K1 Narrative
K1 Story
K1 Narrative criminology
K1 Ambiguity
DO 10.1093/bjc/azv032