Contesting County Lines: Case Studies in Drug Crime and Deviant Entrepreneurship (Britol Shorts Research) - Hardcover

Densley, James A.; McLean, Robert; Brick, Carlton

 
9781529232066: Contesting County Lines: Case Studies in Drug Crime and Deviant Entrepreneurship (Britol Shorts Research)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1529232066 ISBN 13: 9781529232066
Publisher: Bristol University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Combining a compulsive read with rigorous academic analysis, this book tells the real-life stories of drug dealers involved in county lines networks, including their methods, motives and misfortunes. Conventional wisdom surrounding county lines often portrays drugs runners as exploited victims and gang proliferation as a market-driven exercise, and suggests a business model facilitated exclusively by smart phone technology and routinely regulated by violence.

Aimed at students, scholars, practitioners and policymakers, this myth-busting, accessible book offers a novel way of thinking about county lines in relation to gangs and serious organised crime and presents new ideas for drug crime prevention, intervention and enforcement.

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About the Author

University of the West of Scotland

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Publisher
Bristol University Press
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1529232066
ISBN 13 
9781529232066
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
142