We use 16 characterizations of crews, codes, and contexts to determine if offender
subcultures (code of the street, convict code, street and prison gangs) converge …

In this chapter, we reflect on the utility of the Eurogang definition across a number of
research projects in which it has been employed. We suggest that “street orientation” aspect …

Every year around three-quarters of a million people die (directly or indirectly) as a result of
gun violence, with most deaths occurring in the poorest, yet also most highly weaponized …

In this book we explore the nature of contemporary childhood and the social and cultural
contexts within which we find children. In doing so we are also examining the political …

High profile breaches of data security in government and other organizations are becoming
an increasing concern amongst members of the public. Academic researchers have rarely …

This study examined the influence of gender, participation in public mental health services,
perceived mental health need, and traumatic experiences on juvenile justice system …

Recent public concern about youth gangs in Britain has prompted a narrow, almost
stereotypical, range of US‐derived policy responses. This paper argues that family support …

Purpose–At a time when youth gangs and gang policy feature significantly in the discourse
on UK youth, it is judicious to critique the framework and evidence upon which these policy …

This chapter explores the relevance of 'territory'–variously understood–with regard to youth
gangs, using data arising from an ethnographic study of youth gangs in an English city …

This article uses data from a 3-year multisite ethnographic research study of gangs within an
English city, to explore the different ways that “gang culture” shapes the victimization …