RT Article
T1 The social dynamics of group offending
JF Theoretical criminology
VO 26
IS 2
SP 264
OP 284
A1 Weaver, Beth
A2 Fraser, Alistair
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1800608306
AB Theoretical explanations of group offending have been hindered by a focus on rational actor models of social relationships. One consequence of this has been a neglect of the dynamics of social relations and their role in group offending and desistance. Drawing illustratively on two studies conducted in the West of Scotland, this article advances an integrated theoretical framework for the comparative study of group offending that moves beyond either individualizing or ‘gang’ frames dominating existing discourse, towards a thick understanding of situated social relations. By integrating Bourdieu’s concept of habitus with Donati’s relational realist framework, this article theoretically and empirically examines the dynamics of group offending relationships, what shapes them and the way they can, in turn, shape and affect offending and desistance trajectories.
K1 Donati, Pierpaolo
K1 Bourdieu, Pierre
K1 Social Relations
K1 group offending
K1 Gangs
K1 Donati
K1 Bourdieu
DO 10.1177/13624806211030459