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Beyond the Street Corner
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Description
Based on a comprehensive five-and-a-half-year study, the author draws upon his lifelong experience living in Stockbridge Village, Merseyside, one of the most deprived areas in the UK marked by street gang activity and organised crime. The author's unique position allows him to establish a strong rapport with young, disenfranchised individuals involved in street gangs.
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of critical observations related to street gang involvement by integrating insights that provide a nuanced understanding of the sociocultural factors that both drive individuals toward gang involvement and contribute to their desistance from it. The author highlights key topics including the practice of drug dealing as deviant entrepreneurship, the role of friendship networks in determining engagement in street gang-related activities, the allure of risk as a motivator for involvement and the participation of young women through relationships with young men associated with street gangs. Ultimately, the work offers fresh perspectives on both gang membership and non-membership, advocating for the development of homegrown interventions rooted in social capital through bridging and social mobility as viable strategies for addressing street gang involvement.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
296
Release Date:
2025-12-13
Publication Date:
2025-12-13
Publisher:
Springer
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
3031752414
ISBN13:
9783031752414
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Weight:
386 g
Height:
148 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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