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The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Gangs in the UK

The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Gangs in the UK

Author: Paul Andell; John Pitts
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783030996604

Published In: February 2024
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Switzerland ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9783030996574

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This handbook brings together cutting-edge research from key contributors on the rapidly expanding and fast-changing field of UK youth gangs. It examines the contours of the academic debates, describes and explains the origins and evolution of violent street gangs in the UK against a backdrop of globalization, and discusses the factors surrounding the emergence of these gangs in each of the four UK nations and some English regions. It also examines the relationship between gangs and wider issues relating to gender, ethnicity, drug distribution and organised crime. It critically assesses the potential and limitations of 'Public Health' approaches to gang violence reduction and the government's policy responses to violent street gangs in the UK.

Providing a broad examination of the latest UK gangs research, with international comparisons, it is essential reading for undergraduate and post-graduate students, in criminology, sociology, social policy and law, policy makers at local and central government level, and practitioners in the fields of law, policing, youth work, social work, housing and workers in dedicated voluntary sector organization.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Part I: The Evolution of the UK Street Gang

Chapter 2: Theorising Gangs

Chapter 3: Reluctant Gangsters 'Revisited

Chapter 4: County Lines; Dealing in Vulnerability

Part II: International Comparisons

Chapter 5: US and UK Gangs: Models, Policy and Practice

Chapter 6: Gangs and a Global Sociological Imagination

Chapter 7: Why them?' 'Why then?' 'Why there?': The Political Economy of Gangland

Part III: Nations and Regions

Chapter 8: Gangs, Gang Evolution and Young People's Involvement in Drug Supply and Distribution in Scotland

Chapter 9: Gangs Young People and Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland