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Gangs & Crime: Critical Alternatives (Key Approaches to Criminology) - Softcover

Book 9 of 12: Key Approaches to Criminology

Alistair Fraser

 
9781473911901: Gangs & Crime: Critical Alternatives (Key Approaches to Criminology)

Synopsis

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.

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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.

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