RT Article
T1 Gang membership, drugs and crime in the UK
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 44
IS 3
SP 305
OP 323
A1 Bennett, Trevor 1946-
A1 Holloway, Katy
A2 Holloway, Katy
LA English
YR 2004
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1640125280
AB There is some evidence from national newspapers and government reports that the number of gangs and gang members in the United Kingdom is increasing. There are also reports that street gangs are involved in serious and violent offending and sometimes carry guns. In some respects, the picture painted by these reports is similar to the stereotype of gang membership in the United States. However, there is little criminological research on gangs in the United Kingdom that can shed light on this development. In particular, little is known about whether gang members are different in any way from non-gang members of similar social background. The current paper reports findings generated from the NEW-ADAM New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring programme on gang membership and its relation to crime and drug misuse. The research shows that there are some similarities between the current findings and the results reported in the US research with respect to the social characteristics and problem behaviours of gang members. However, there are also some important differences. The paper concludes that the United Kingdom may be entering a new phase in the development of street crime among young people and argues that it is important to monitor this development for the purpose of policy and fundamental knowledge
K1 Gangmitgliedschaft
K1 Problemverhalten
K1 Kriminalität
K1 Drogenmissbrauch
K1 Vergleich
K1 USA
K1 Gangs
K1 Waffengebrauch
K1 Drogenhandel
K1 Gewaltkriminalität
K1 Eigentumskriminalität
K1 Tätermerkmale
K1 Ethnizität