Street gangs, migration and ethnicity / edited by Frank van Gemert, Dana Peterson and Inger-Lise Lien.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gemert, Frank van.

Peterson, Dana.

Lien, Inger-Lise.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gangs.

Crime and race.

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Juvenile delinquency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cullompton, UK ; Portland, Or. : Willan, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the third publication from the Eurogang Network, a cross-national collaboration of researchers (from both North America and Europe) devoted to comparative and multi-national research on youth gangs. It provides a unique insight into the influence of migration on local gang formation and development, paying particular attention to the importance of ethnicity. The book also explores the challenges that migration and ethnicity pose for responding effectively to the growth of such gangs, particularly in areas where public discourse on such issues is restricted. Chapters in the

Contents:

Cover; Street Gangs, Migration and Ethnicity; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; About the editors; Part I Introduction and methods; 1 Introduction; 2 Migrant groups and gang activity: a contrast between Europe and the USA; 3 Dangers and problems of doing 'gang' research in the UK; Part II Migration and street gangs; 4 Mexican migrants in gangs: a second-generation history; 5 Latin Kings in Barcelona; 6 Gangs, migration and conflict: Thrasher's theme in The Netherlands; 7 Origins and development of racist skinheads in Moscow

Part III Ethnicity and street gangs8 The role of race and ethnicity in gang membership; 9 Weapons are for wimps: the social dynamics of ethnicity and violence in Australian gangs; 10 Ethnicity and juvenile street gangs in France; 11 Migration background, group affiliation, and delinquency among endangered youths in a south-west German city; 12 Respect, friendship, and racial injustice: justifying gang membership in a Canadian city; Part IV Issues and challenges of migration and ethnicity in dealing with street gangs

13 An interactive construction of gangs and ethnicity: the role of school segregation in France14 'Nemesis' and the Achilles heel of Pakistani gangs in Norway; 15 Wolves and sheepdogs: on migration, ethnic relations and gang-police interaction in Sweden; 16 Concluding remarks: the roles of migration and ethnicity in street gang formation, involvement and response; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-00378-1

1-134-00371-4

1-282-07746-5

9786612077463

1-84392-545-1

9781843925453

OCLC:

609842361