Echoes of Empire: Excavating the Colonial Roots of Britain’s “War on Gangs”

The entanglement between notions of Blackness and gangs in Britain suggests that Black people exhibit some supposed compulsion for criminality collectively, as well as individually. This commentary critiques the criminalization of (young) Black individuals as gang members and the corresponding racia...

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Main Author: Nijjar, Jasbinder S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Social justice
Year: 2018, Volume: 45, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 147-161
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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