Performing Gang Identity in School and on the Streets
The color of clothing, the width of shoe laces, a pierced ear, certain brands of sneakers, the braiding of hair have long been seen as indicators of gang involvement. The author provides rich descriptions and stories to demonstrate that gang identity is a carefully coordinated performance with many nuanced rules of style and presentation.
Performing Gang Identity in School and on the Streets
The color of clothing, the width of shoe laces, a pierced ear, certain brands of sneakers, the braiding of hair have long been seen as indicators of gang involvement. The author provides rich descriptions and stories to demonstrate that gang identity is a carefully coordinated performance with many nuanced rules of style and presentation.
This raw and unfiltered account provides an unprecedented glimpse into the life of a seasoned Met detective, inviting readers to traverse the highs and lows, the victories and defeats, and the evolution of policing in one of the world's most iconic cities. Told over a period of public service spanning thirty years, this compelling true story ......
When Hate Groups March Down Main Street is a comprehensive, authoritative resource guide for communities, organizations, and individuals who are concerned and intimidated by the resurgence of neo-Nazi and extreme right wing groups in the United States.
Why do some conflicts escalate into violence while others dissipate harmlessly? While homicide has been viewed largely in the pathological terms of crime and deviance, violence, the author contends, is a naturally-occurring form of conflict found throughout history and across cultures under certain social conditions.
Why do some conflicts escalate into violence while others dissipate harmlessly? While homicide has been viewed largely in the pathological terms of crime and deviance, violence, the author contends, is a naturally-occurring form of conflict found throughout history and across cultures under certain social conditions.
Offering insight into the unseen world of life in prison, this book presents a broad range of first-hand testimonies of people writing from prisons and concentration camps over a number of centuries and from different countries. Organised thematically, it covers feelings on being locked up, how to deal with staff, and sex in ......
Violent Extremism: A Nordic Outlookilluminates the global issue of violent extremism, with a particular focus on Sweden and the Nordic countries. This concise volume leverages empirical research to uncover the mechanisms and dynamics driving violent extremism, setting itself apart in a field often criticized for a lack of data-driven analysis. The ......
Understanding the Psychology of Perpetrators through South Africa's Trut
Presents a compelling study of how ordinary people commit extraordinary acts of violence and how perpetrators and victims manage in the aftermath. Grounded in extensive, qualitative analysis of perpetrator testimony, this book reveals the individual experiences of perpetrators and general patterns of influence that lead to collective violence.
Dr Brian Williams was Professor of Community Justice and Victimology at De Montfort University in Leicester. He served on the Executive of the British Society of Criminology and was a volunteer training officer for a local Victim Support scheme. He published widely on victims of crime, including (as editor) Reparation and Victim-Focussed Social ......
The first book to provide a critical analysis of the role of victims in the criminal justice system as a whole. It also breaks new ground in focusing not only on the victims of crime, but also on those of the war on victimless crime.
The first book to provide a critical analysis of the role of victims in the criminal justice system as a whole. It also breaks new ground in focusing not only on the victims of crime, but also on those of the war on victimless crime.
Exploring Individual Practice, Organizational Policy and Societal Respon
Based on the acclaimed professional certificate program, Advanced Institute on Victim Studies: Critical Analysis of Victim Assistance, this book identifies core content areas essential for practitioners working with crime victims. Each chapter concludes with an analysis and application section.
Until I Could Be Sure chronicles how Governor George Ryan set aside his prior beliefs - and pressure from the public and politicians - to take on a culture and a system of punishment that Americans long have grappled with, even as much of the rest of the civilized world has consigned it to the dustbin of history.
Unraveling the Crime-Development Nexus offers the first criminological account of the relationship between international development, crime and security in nearly thirty-five years.
In 1985, handyman Dumond was accused of raping the daughter of a prominent Arkansas businessman. Jack Hill began investigating the Dumond case. He found a trail of evil and corruption so widespread that the then-Governor, Bill Clinton was forced to address it. After DNA tests proved Dumond was not the rapist, Hill pressed Clinton for clemency.
