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‘Dating’, Deception, Drugs and Death: An exploration into the rise of serious crimes committed against men in England, as a result of using LGBTQI+mobile dating apps / Andrew Pankhurst
Swansea University Author: Andrew Pankhurst
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DOI (Published version): 10.23889/SUthesis.66286
Abstract
Online crimes against men who use LGBTQI+ dating apps are steadily on the rise in England, spilling from the online realms of cyberspace into the physical, afflicting more men than ever before. The first part of the thesis will explore exactly what crimes are on the rise, and where, linking the more...
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Swansea, Wales, UK
2024
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| Institution: | Swansea University |
| Degree level: | Doctoral |
| Degree name: | Ph.D |
| Supervisor: | Vaughan, Nicola ; Britton, David |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66286 |
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Online crimes against men who use LGBTQI+ dating apps are steadily on the rise in England, spilling from the online realms of cyberspace into the physical, afflicting more men than ever before. The first part of the thesis will explore exactly what crimes are on the rise, and where, linking the more common crimes committed against men who use Queer dating apps, to areas of England facing heightened levels of these newfound disorders. The thesis will then explore official hate crime statistics from sources such as UK LGBTQI+ charity ‘Galop’, The Home Office, and The Office for National Statistics (ONS), whilst gaining a unique set of crime statistics, from this study’s own organic freedom of information (FOI) research enquiry across multiple UK Police forces. The thesis will then argue exactly what makes a criminal, and what makes a victim – exploring various scholarly arguments, from scholars such as Castro et. al, Timmermans and De Caluwé, and others. Then, through the use of a carefully constructed research questionnaire aimed at men who use LGBTQI+ dating apps in England, construct a model from the data gathered, embodying the more common characteristics and behavioural traits of potential ‘victims’ of LGBTQI+ dating app crime - and the potential ‘criminals’ who commit them. The study of English ‘Grindr Killer’ Stephen Port’s crimes, and the homophobia that ensued withing Barking and Dagenham’s Police division during his investigation, drew light on the true scale of homophobia within the UK Police as a whole, prompting the latter section of the critical discussion within this thesis. This section will explore, not only the documented cases of prejudice within the UK Police from various reports and other news sources, but will also use the independent survey carried out in the latter section to explore participants’ experiences, issues and overall satisfaction with how the Police handled their complaints/the reporting of any crime they may have experienced. The second part of the thesis will explore the influence and effect of the research on the creative accompaniment, demonstrating how key findings and data sourced throughout the critical analysis section shaped, and formed, elements of the creative piece - from underlying themes to storylines and characterisations. This section will also include any additional research and findings gathered, to not only factor into the creative discussion, but also to strengthen the arguments raised throughout. The last section of this thesis will include the show bible document for the creative accompaniment “No Strings Attached” – exploring in-depth aspects of themes, plot structure, storylines, and characterisation. The thesis will then conclude with all three ‘No Strings Attached’ screenplays - Episodes One, Two and Three. |
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Creative Writing, Criminology |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |