Race, gangs and youth violence : policy, prevention and policing / / Anthony Gunter [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Gunter Anthony
• Pubblicazione: Bristol : , : Policy Press, , 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vii, 279 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 364.10660835
• Soggetto topico: Gangs; Crime and race; Gang prevention; Juvenile delinquency - Prevention; Youth, Black - Crimes against
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Apr 2022).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Introduction -- Global perspectives on urban youth violence -- The 2011 English riots -- Gangs in the UK? -- Policing the gang crisis -- Policy, prevention and policing into practice -- Road life realities and youth violence -- Youth, social policy and crime -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book challenges current thinking about youth violence and gangs, and their racialisation by the media and the police. It highlights how the street gang label is unfairly linked to Black (and urban) youth street-based lifestyles/cultures and friendship groups.
• Titolo autorizzato: Race, Gangs and Youth Violence
• ISBN: 1-4473-2289-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163289803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II