Abstract
This research note draws attention to an alternative source of data on violence in England and Wales obtained from A & E departments. The data is monthly frequency, classified by gender and age. The advantage of A&E data is that case identification depends not on the perception that a crime has been committed, but on the presence of injury deemed to require medical treatment. We examine the incidence of violent injury by gender and health region and find that the statistics are consisent with BCS estimates of overall violence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 223-227 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | British Journal of Criminology |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Social Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Law
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Sivarajasingam, V., Shepherd, J. P., Matthews, K., & Jones, S. (2003). Violence-related Injury Data in England and Wales: An Alternative Data Source on Violence. British Journal of Criminology, 43(1), 223-227. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/43.1.223