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More than being the social problem they are often made out to be, gangs are an indication of larger problems present in their societies.
The UN is calling for a specialized support force in Haiti, where urban gangs are terrorizing the population and people are starving. Why won’t Canada step up to help?
Hand gestures are notoriously prone to misinterpretation.
Through their mastery of the environment and target selection, the Badoo cult gang was able to unleash terror among residents.
Universities and students need to be aware of the prevalence of organised drug dealing on campuses.
Historically, most mass shootings in South Africa have been associated with three main things: gang conflicts, rivalries in the minibus taxi sector and factional or inter-group feuds.
In 2013 stories emerged of gangs stealing plasma TV screens to use to make street drugs. It’s a myth, but it tells us something about South Africa’s social anxieties.
History shows there is no magic bullet for solving gang crime. Only an evidence-based approach, coupled with mutually agreed targets and indicators, will start to achieve real change.
Since rap music emerged in mainstream culture in the late 1980s, conservatives have derided its lyrics and imagery as violent. But hip-hop artists argue those images reflect urban realities.
A look at what was happening in the lives of young people one year before they started carrying a weapon.
The study revealed a link between youth, troubled behaviour and a lack of access to recreational spaces in marginalised communities.
Gangs are using coercive control tactics to recruit young women into criminal activity.
Gangs have changed in the decades since ‘West Side Story’ first came out – they are deadlier, and their demographics are different – as are the means law enforcement use to control them.
Lesotho’s famo music is known for the use of accordions - and gang violence. In Wayfarers’ Hymns, Zakes Mda explores this tradition.
Hard as it is, some gangsters do leave gangs. A new book, based on a 5-year study, tracks the lives of 24 former gang members.
Findings show that in the face of marginalisation and social exclusion, youth in gangs think that they have no options except violence to prove that they are ‘real’ men in their communities.
Gang violence is a serious problem in Latin American society – not just its jails.
Some areas of Merseyside have more children at risk from gangs than in London. So why isn’t it studied more?
A basketball coach at a small community college in the Midwest reveals the challenges he faces on a regular basis to save his players from the pitfalls of the streets.
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Lecturer in Policing Studies, School of Justice Studies., Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Founder & CEO, Black Box Research and Consultancy
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Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
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Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
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Post-doctoral fellow, University of Fort Hare
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Professor of Criminology and Director of the National Centre for Gang Research, University of West London
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Research Professor, Anthropology and Sociology, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Director of Research, Florida International University
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Professor of Criminology & Public Policy, University of Brighton
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Professor of Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption, University of Bath
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Emeritus Professor of Social Justice, University of Hull
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Professor of Film Studies, Queen's University Belfast
