‘Mastaans’ and the Market for Social Protection Exploring Mafia Groups in Dhaka, Bangladesh
This paper presents a study of mafia groups in Bangladesh. Drawing on the views and experiences of 22 street children, 80 interviews with criminal justice practitioners, NGO workers and community members and over 3 years of participant observation of the criminal justice system, the paper considers...
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Asian journal of criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 235-253 |
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