How Gangs Work

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"In the wake of the 2011 UK riots and the British government's new American-style 'war on gangs', this book is the definitive account of 'how gangs work'. Based on two years of ethnographic fieldwork with gangs and drawing on a variety of sources, How Gangs Work provides a vivid portrayal of gang life, but not as the British traditionally know it" -Back cover.

subjects: Gangs,  Youth and violence,  Great britain, social conditions,  Youth, great britain,  Violence,  Crime,  Organized crime,  Street crime,  Gun crime,  TRUE CRIME,  Violence in society