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Abstract

This study was concerned with establishing to what extent drill music can be considered as a contributing factor to gang-related violence within the UK. On multiple occasions the media has made accusations that drill music is fueling gang-related crime as the number of offences have in fact increased. The researcher conducted a systematic literature review involving secondary research, including both quantitative and qualitative data in the form of statistics and academic journal articles. Along with this, the researcher had examined news articles within the media to demonstrate how the media blames drill music for gang-related violence. From the research analysed, the researcher came to the conclusion that there is not enough evidence to imply or suggest drill music is a contributing factor to gang-related violence. To really understand the relationship between drill music and gang-related violence, further extensive research needs to be deployed in order to cover all aspects to draw a general conclusion from. This piece of research can be considered as evidence due to the topics of drill music and gang-related violence both being under researched.

Course: Crime and Criminology - BSc (Hons) - C2113P

Date Deposited: 2021-11-05

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