Weapons, violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorThaler, Kai
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dc.date.available2016-04-28T10:17:30Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2016-04-28T08:24:39Z
dc.description.abstractGiven the high levels of crime and violence in South Africa, there may be a temptation for citizens to arm themselves for protection. Using quantitative survey data from the Cape Area Panel Study and qualitative interviews with residents of high-violence neighborhoods, this paper examines the question of who carries weapons outside the home in Cape Town and what the effects of weapon carrying may be. Multiple regression analysis is used to test the significance of possible drivers of weapon carrying and the results are discussed in the South African social context. Weapon carrying is found to be associated with both assault perpetration and victimization, suggesting that it is part of a violent lifestyle in which weapon carriers are likely to use their weapons both offensively and defensively. Possible weapon-related policies for violence reduction are also discussed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationThaler, K. (2011). <i>Weapons, violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africa</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19279en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationThaler, Kai <i>Weapons, violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africa.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19279en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationThaler, K. M. (2011). Weapons, violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Thaler, Kai AB - Given the high levels of crime and violence in South Africa, there may be a temptation for citizens to arm themselves for protection. Using quantitative survey data from the Cape Area Panel Study and qualitative interviews with residents of high-violence neighborhoods, this paper examines the question of who carries weapons outside the home in Cape Town and what the effects of weapon carrying may be. Multiple regression analysis is used to test the significance of possible drivers of weapon carrying and the results are discussed in the South African social context. Weapon carrying is found to be associated with both assault perpetration and victimization, suggesting that it is part of a violent lifestyle in which weapon carriers are likely to use their weapons both offensively and defensively. Possible weapon-related policies for violence reduction are also discussed. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Weapons, violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africa TI - Weapons, violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19279 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19279
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationThaler K. Weapons, violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africa. 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19279en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleWeapons, violence and the perpetrator-victim nexus in South Africaen_ZA
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