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<p>The article addresses the currently intensively debated issue of knife crime. Its aim is to assess how media coverage deviates from scientific insights to provide a&#xa0;stronger basis for evidence-based criminal policy. For this analysis press reports and national data as well as data from Lower Saxony on the <i>Hellfeld</i> (light field, reported crime) and <i>Dunkelfeld</i> (dark field, unreported crime) on knife-related crime are systematically explored. In the first step, key findings on knife crime in general are compiled. This includes figures on the extent and development of knife crime, a&#xa0;contextualization of the findings as well as typical offender and offence characteristics of knife-related crime. Additionally, the motives for carrying knives are examined. Subsequently, the topic is explored in greater depth from two perspectives. In the second step, the focus is on knife crime among adolescents. This includes tracing recent developments in knife crime in both <i>Hellfeld</i> and <i>Dunkelfeld</i> data as well as identifying explanations for their discrepancy. In the third step, the influence of religious affiliation and religiosity on youth knife crime is examined. The discussion addresses whether religion acts as a&#xa0;protective or facilitating factor for youth knife crime. Overall, the findings highlight the discrepancies between media coverage and scientific insights: Press reports often inadequately reflect the actual extent of knife crime. The differences between <i>Hellfeld</i> and <i>Dunkelfeld</i> concerning knife crime among adolescents largely go unnoticed in the media and the media debate on the relationship between religion and knife crime does not sufficiently address the complexity of the issue.</p>

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Das Messer, die Jugend und die Religion. Eine notwendige Differenzierung

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    2025年7月21日

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  • Jan-Philip Steinmann

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The article addresses the currently intensively debated issue of knife crime. Its aim is to assess how media coverage deviates from scientific insights to provide a stronger basis for evidence-based criminal policy. For this analysis press reports and national data as well as data from Lower Saxony on the Hellfeld (light field, reported crime) and Dunkelfeld (dark field, unreported crime) on knife-related crime are systematically explored. In the first step, key findings on knife crime in general are compiled. This includes figures on the extent and development of knife crime, a contextualization of the findings as well as typical offender and offence characteristics of knife-related crime. Additionally, the motives for carrying knives are examined. Subsequently, the topic is explored in greater depth from two perspectives. In the second step, the focus is on knife crime among adolescents. This includes tracing recent developments in knife crime in both Hellfeld and Dunkelfeld data as well as identifying explanations for their discrepancy. In the third step, the influence of religious affiliation and religiosity on youth knife crime is examined. The discussion addresses whether religion acts as a protective or facilitating factor for youth knife crime. Overall, the findings highlight the discrepancies between media coverage and scientific insights: Press reports often inadequately reflect the actual extent of knife crime. The differences between Hellfeld and Dunkelfeld concerning knife crime among adolescents largely go unnoticed in the media and the media debate on the relationship between religion and knife crime does not sufficiently address the complexity of the issue.