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The Street Casino : Survival in violent street gangs. Cover Image E-book E-book

The Street Casino : Survival in violent street gangs

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 1447317211
  • ISBN: 9781447317210
  • ISBN: 144731719X
  • ISBN: 9781447317197
  • ISBN: 1447317203
  • ISBN: 9781447317203
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (349 pages)
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  • Publisher: Bristol : Policy Press, 2014.

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General Note:
What is new here?
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Code switchingDeveloping dual personas; Risks associated with territory; Risks at the boundary of the social field; Ethnicity; 11. Creating the house advantage: the role of information; Community engagement; How is information used?; The network; Strategic action using information; The challenges of trading information; Social networking sites; 12. Playing the queen: gender in the gang; Traditional gang research perspectives on girls and young women; Social field analysis; 13. The wheel of fortune: the sanctions repertoire; Affirmative sanctions; Negative sanctions; 14. The street casino.
Restrictions on Access Note:
NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Gangs
Genre: Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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