The soldier as victim: Peering through the looking glass

McGarry, R ORCID: 0000-0003-1407-7511 and Walklate, S ORCID: 0000-0002-1628-9713 (2011) The soldier as victim: Peering through the looking glass British Journal of Criminology, 51 (6). pp. 900-917. ISSN 0007-0955, 1464-3529

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Abstract

Despite a rising criminological interest in the numbers of British veterans in the criminal justice system and the criminogenic context of the Iraq conflict, a concern to understand the experiences of modern soldiers is largely hidden from the criminological and victimological gaze. This paper addresses this issue by presenting data from interviews with British military veterans and considers their 'unknowable' experiences of war in a framework of victimological otherness, including experiencing, perpetrating and witnessing conflict. Given the masculine connotations associated with 'soldiering' and presumptions of vulnerability conjured by the word 'victim', imagining the 'soldier as victim' is challenging. Here, we offer an insight into this 'victimhood' by analysing the 'common place' experiences of British soldiers during the conflict in Iraq. © The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	victimology, victim, soldier, Iraq war, conflict
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2016 15:49
Last Modified:	01 Mar 2026 06:36
DOI:	10.1093/bjc/azr057
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3002760
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