Summary
Contents
Subject index
This book takes students on a guided tour of the gang phenomenon through history, as well as current representations of gangs in literature and media. It includes: - A detailed global overview of gang culture, covering, amongst others, Glasgow, Chicago, Hong Kong, and Shanghai - A chapter on researching gangs which covers quantitative and qualitative methods - Extra chapter features such as key terms, chapter overviews, study questions and further reading suggestions. Fraser brings together gang-literature and critical perspectives in a refreshingly new way, exploring ‘gangs’ as a social group with a long and fascinating history.
Responding to the Global Gang
Responding to the Global Gang
Responding to the Global Gang
Overview
Chapter 10 provides:
- An introduction to principles and practices of youth justice, with particular attention to comparative issues.
- A discussion of the relationship between globalisation and policy transfer in relation to gangs, drawing on case studies in Latin America and Europe.
- A critical analysis of criminal justice responses to gangs in the US and UK, covering policing, law and prison, with a focus on associated harms.
- A description of a number of alternatives to criminal justice interventions, involving discussion of social work and ‘peace-making’ perspectives.
Key Terms
- Beijing Rules
- Childhood
- Crime complex
- Civil gang injunctions
- Disciplinary welfare
- Fourth sector
- Joint enterprise
- Peace-making
- Policy convergence
- Policy transfer
- Punishment
- Retribution
- Social work
- UNCRC
- Welfare
- Youth ...
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