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Policy Press Street Casino: Survival in Violent Street Gangs

Name: Street Casino: Survival in Violent Street Gangs
Brand: Policy Press
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Gang violence is on the increase in certain neighbourhoods. There is an urgent need for a fresh perspective that offers insight into gang structure, organisation and offending behaviour to explain this increase. Using the findings from an extensive ethnographic study of local residents, professionals and gang members in south London, and drawing on his vast experience and knowledge of the field, Simon Harding proposes a unique theoretical perspective on survival in violent street gangs. He applies Bourdieus principles of social field analysis and habitus to gangs, establishing them as a social arena of competition where actors struggle for distinction and survival, striving to become players in the game in the casino of life. Success is determined by accruing and retaining playing chips street capital. Hardings dramatic and compelling insights depict gang life as one of constant flux, where players jostle for position, reputation, status and distinction. This perspective offers new evidence to the field that will help academics, students, practitioners and policy makers to understand the dynamics of gang behaviour and the associated risks of violence and offending. Simon Harding is currently a senior lecturer in criminology at Middlesex University, UK. He draws on 25 years of experience in research, public policy and project delivery as a crime reduction and community safety practitioner.

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Brand: Policy Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1447317173
Category: Books > Subjects > Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Crime & Criminals > Criminology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 11 June 2014
Listed Since: 17 October 2013

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