We Are Fighting the World: A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa, 1947–1999, Gary Kynoch
Автор: Chinn, Carl Название: Peaky blinders: the real story ISBN: 1789461723 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781789461725 Издательство: Bonnier Books Рейтинг: Цена: 1632.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A fascinating insight into the true story behind Birmingham`s most notorious gang, The Peaky Blinders.
Автор: Stephenson Svetlana Название: Gangs of Russia: From the Streets to the Corridors of Power ISBN: 0801453879 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801453878 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 16302.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Since their spectacular rise in the 1990s, Russian gangs have remained entrenched in many parts of the country. Some gang members have perished in gang wars or ended up behind prison bars, while others have made spectacular careers off the streets and joined the Russian elite. But the rank and file of gangs remain substantially incorporated into their communities and society as a whole, with bonds and identities that bridge the worlds of illegal enterprise and legal respectability.In Gangs of Russia, Svetlana Stephenson explores the secretive world of the gangs. Using in-depth interviews with gang members, law enforcers, and residents in the city of Kazan, together with analyses of historical and sociological accounts from across Russia, she presents the history of gangs both before and after the arrival of market capitalism.Contrary to predominant notions of gangs as collections of maladjusted delinquents or illegal enterprises, Stephenson argues, Russian gangs should be seen as traditional, close-knit male groups with deep links to their communities. Stephenson shows that gangs have long been intricately involved with the police and other state structures in configurations that are both personal and economic. She also explains how the cultural orientations typical of gangs—emphasis on loyalty to one's own, showing toughness to outsiders, exacting revenge for perceived affronts and challenges—are not only found on the streets but are also present in the top echelons of today's Russian state.
Автор: Flores Edward Orozco Название: God`s Gangs: Barrio Ministry, Masculinity, and Gang Recovery ISBN: 147987812X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781479878123 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 4117.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Winner, 2014 Distinguished Contribution to Research Award presented by the Latina/o Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association
Los Angeles is the epicenter of the American gang problem. Rituals and customs from Los Angeles’ eastside gangs, including hand signals, graffiti, and clothing styles, have spread to small towns and big cities alike. Many see the problem with gangs as related to urban marginality—for a Latino immigrant population struggling with poverty and social integration, gangs offer a close-knit community. Yet, as Edward Orozco Flores argues in God’s Gangs, gang members can be successfully redirected out of gangs through efforts that change the context in which they find themselves, as well as their notions of what it means to be a man.
Flores here illuminates how Latino men recover from gang life through involvement in urban, faith-based organizations. Drawing on participant observation and interviews with Homeboy Industries, a Jesuit-founded non-profit that is one of the largest gang intervention programs in the country, and with Victory Outreach, a Pentecostal ministry with over 600 chapters, Flores demonstrates that organizations such as these facilitate recovery from gang life by enabling gang members to reinvent themselves as family men and as members of their community.
The book offers a window into the process of redefining masculinity. As Flores convincingly shows, gang members are not trapped in a cycle of poverty and marginality. With the help of urban ministries, such men construct a reformed barrio masculinity to distance themselves from gang life.
Автор: Bunker, RobertJ. Название: Studies in Gangs and Cartels ISBN: 0415638054 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415638050 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 14545.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The follow-up to the incredible Sunday Times bestseller, The Peaky Blinders: The Real Story.
Автор: Fraser, Alistair Название: Gangs & crime ISBN: 1473911893 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781473911895 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 19325.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book takes students on a guided tour of the gang phenomenon through history, as well as current representations of gangs in literature and media. It includes:
- A detailed global overview of gang culture, covering, amongst others, Glasgow, Chicago, Hong Kong, and Shanghai - A chapter on researching gangs which covers quantitative and qualitative methods - Extra chapter features such as key terms, chapter overviews, study questions and further reading suggestions.
Alistair Fraser brings together gang-literature and critical perspectives in a refreshingly new way, exploring 'gangs' as a social group with a long and fascinating history.
Автор: Harding Simon Название: The Street Casino: Survival in Violent Street Gangs ISBN: 1447317173 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781447317173 Издательство: Marston Book Services Цена: 17026.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Simon Harding proposes an unique theoretical perspective on survival in violent street gangs which offers new evidence on gang behaviour, dynamics, affiliation and risks in inner city areas.
Автор: Thomas Barker Название: Biker Gangs and Transnational Organized Crime, ISBN: 0323298702 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780323298704 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 9492.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Biker Gangs and Transnational Organized Crime, Second Edition, describes and analyzes a rapidly expanding global problem: criminal acts committed by motorcycle gangs.
Trying to Make It is R. V. Gundur's journey from the US-Mexico border to America's heartland, from America's prisons to its streets, in search of the true story of the drug trade and the people who participate in it. The book begins in the Paso del Norte area, encompassing the sister cities of Ciudad Ju?rez and El Paso, which has been in the public eye as calls for securing the border persist. From there, it moves on to Phoenix, which was infamously associated with the drug trade through a series of kidnappings. Finally, the book goes on to Chicago, which has been a lightning rod of criticism for its gangs and violence.
Gundur highlights the similarities and differences that exist in the American drug trade within the three sites and how they relate to current drug trade narratives in the US. At each stop, the reader is transported to the city's historical and contemporary contexts of the drug trade and introduced to the individuals who have lived them. Drug retailers, street and prison gang members, wholesalers, and the law enforcement personnel who try to stop them offer readers a comprehensive look at how various illicit enterprises work together to supply the drugs that American users demand.
Most importantly, through a combination of macro- and microlevel vantage points, and comparative analysis of three key sites in illicit drug operations, the stories in Trying to Make It remind us that the people involved in the drug trade, for the most part, do not deserve vilification. Far from being a seemingly uniform, widespread threat or an unlimited array of bogeymen and women, they are ordinary people, living ordinary lives, just trying to make it.
Автор: Holmes, Ronald M. (university Of Louisville, Kentucky, Usa) Tewksbury, Richard (university Of Louisville, Kentucky, Usa) Higgins, George (university O Название: Introduction to gangs in america ISBN: 1439869456 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781439869451 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 27562.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Gangs have long been a social and criminal threat to society. Introduction to Gangs in America explains how gangs are addressed as a criminal justice and public policy problem, providing a student-friendly, easily accessible, concise overview of the role, place, structure, and activities of gangs in American society. The book describes what gangs are, what differentiates them from each other, how they share similarities, and how they fit into contemporary American culture.
The authors explore the history and structure of gangs, reveal their clandestine activities, and analyze their social impact. The book also includes information on gender issues in gangs, and provides insight into how gangs impact American educational institutions
Offering an insider's account, the book provides in-depth profiles of specific gangs, including:
Europe's five major biker gangs
The Outlaws
The Hell's Angels
The Bandidos
The Pagans
Bloods
Aryan Brotherhood
Black Guerrilla Family
Mexican Mafia
Texas Syndicate
Neta
Discussion questions appear at the end of each chapter, stimulating debate and classroom discussion.
It may never be possible to eradicate gangs from our culture. But by understanding their structure, their strengths and vulnerabilities, and how they operate, law enforcement can better protect the public from their nefarious activities. This text gives future law enforcement professionals rare insider insight into a subject typically shrouded in secrecy.
Автор: Ross Deuchar Название: Gangs and Spirituality ISBN: 303007675X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030076757 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 4191.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines the role of religion and spirituality in desistance from crime and disengagement from gangs. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with male gang members and offenders as well as insights gathered from pastors, chaplains, coaches and personal mentors, the testimonials span three continents, focusing on the USA, Scotland, Denmark and Hong Kong. This volume offers unique empirical findings about the role that religion and spirituality can play in enabling some male gang members and offenders to transition into a new social sphere characterised by the presence of substitute forms of brotherhood and trust, and alternative forms of masculine status. The author presents critical insights into the potential relationship between religious and spiritual participation and the emergence of coping strategies to deal with the ‘stigmata’ that gang masculinity leaves behind. With its wide-ranging and multi-perspective approach, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of gang culture, masculinity and spirituality, as well as policy makers and practitioners.
Автор: Ochoa Rolando Название: Intimate Crimes ISBN: 0198798466 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198798460 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 13781.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The first authoritative history of kidnapping based on extensive qualitative research of gangs and policing, as well as an analysis of the effect the crime has on how communities experience the city, and the strategies put in place by potential victims to avoid the threat of kidnapping.
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