Thinking Seriously About Gangs

Towards a Critical Realist Approach

AvPaul Andell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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This book examines the current debate about UK street gangs termed the ‘UK Gang Thesis’ debate. The book will explore the UK Gangs Thesis using an analysis of empirical evidence from three sites in three English regions which encompasses periods of both gang denial and gang blame.

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-05-15
Mått:148 x 210 x 21 mm
Vikt:493 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:255
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030128906

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Dr Paul Andell has more than twenty years of experience working in the criminal justice field. He has worked in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors undertaking criminal justice related work in practice, policy and research. Paul has worked as Head of the Criminal Defence Service for the Legal Services Commission, as a Performance Advisor for the Ministry of Justice, Community Safety Manager for the Greater London Authority and for 14 years was Vice Chair of the Lambeth Community Police Consultative Committee which was set up after Lord Scarman’s Report following the Brixton Riots. Paul was Director of the Brixton Gang X-IT project and was the Vice Chair of the London Gangs Forum. His current research interests are focused towards youth gangs and County lines.

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1. Realism, Street Culture and a Border Clash.- 2. Realist Methodology and Motivation.- 3. Policy Denial and New Gang Cities.- 4. Policy Blame: ‘Addressing Gangs in Austere Times’.- 5. Drivers and Contingencies of Gang Policy Formulation 1: Gangs Call-ins and Policy Transfer.- 6. Drivers and Contingencies of Gang Policy Formulation 2: ‘Bedazzled’-Think Tanks and the Media.- 7. Towards a Critical Realism of Gangs.- 8. Conclusion.