Capturing violence in the night-time economy : A review of established and emerging methodologies

Philpot, R. and Liebst, L.S. and Møller, K.K. and Lindegaard, M.R. and Levine, M. (2019) Capturing violence in the night-time economy : A review of established and emerging methodologies. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 46. pp. 56-65. ISSN 1359-1789

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Abstract

Night-time economy (NTE) leisure zones, while providing local economic growth and positive social experiences, are hotspots for urban public violence. Research aimed at better understanding and thus reducing this violence has employed a range of empirical methods: official records, self-reports, experiments, and observational techniques. In this paper, we review the applications of these methodologies for analyzing NTE violence on key research dimensions, including mapping incidents across time and space; interpreting the motivations and meaning of violence; identifying social psychological background variables and health consequences; and the ability to examine mid-violent interactions. Further, we assess each method in terms of reliability, validity, and the potential for establishing causal claims. We demonstrate that there are fewer and less established methodologies available for examining the interactional dynamics of NTE violence. Using real-life NTE bystander intervention as a case example, we argue that video-based behavioral analysis is a promising method to address this gap. Given the infancy and relative lack of exposure of the video observational method, we provide recommendations for scholars interested in adopting this technique.

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Journal Article
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Aggression and Violent Behavior
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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Aggression and Violent Behavior. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Aggression and Violent Behavior, 46, 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2019.02.004
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Subjects:
?? bystander interventionmethodsnight-time economyvideo observationviolenceeconomic aspecthumanaggressionmotivationnightobservational methodreliabilityreviewself reportvalidityvideorecordingviolenceanti-social behaviorclinical psychologypathology and forensi ??
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131678
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07 Mar 2019 13:35
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