This article explores recent developments within the UK drug market: that is, the commuting
of gang members from major cities to small rural urban areas for the purpose of enhancing …

Abstract Authorities in the United Kingdom censure 'drill rap', the artistic expression of
disadvantaged urban youth, citing its connections to serious violence. This is shown to be …

Technology has ushered in a new era of intelligence-led and 'big data'policing, and police
gang databases are part of this paradigmatic shift. In recent years, however, gang databases …

The aim of the current study was to understand how gangs have changed in the past 10
years since Pitts'(2008) study in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The study …

This article introduces the special issue on UK gangs and youth violence. Written to coincide
with the launch of the National Centre for Gang Research at the University of West London …

Abstract Based on Goldsmith's (2010,'Policing's New Visibility', British Journal of
Criminology, 50: 914–34) assertion that police work has acquired a 'new visibility'with the …

Based on the results of two research projects from the Netherlands, this paper explores how
street-oriented persons adapt and use digital technologies by focussing on the changing …

Critical Themes in Drama is concerned with the relationship between drama and the current
socio-political context. It builds on and contributes to ongoing scholarly conversations …

Mounting evidence suggests that social media can exacerbate tensions among gangs that
ultimately lead to violence, but serious questions remain about precisely how conflict online …

Based on ethnographic fieldwork and a content analysis of secondary sources, the current
study presents an in-depth case study of gang evolution. We chart the history and …