Street gangs and coercive control: The gendered exploitation of young women and girls in county lines

This article explores young women and girls’ participation in gangs and ‘county lines’ drug sales. Qualitative interviews and focus groups with criminal justice and social service professionals found that women and girls in gangs often are judged according to androcentric, stereotypical norms that d...

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Authors: Havard, Tirion Elizabeth (Author) ; Densley, James A. 1982- (Author) ; Whittaker, Andrew (Author) ; Wills, Jane (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 313-329
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Keywords:
Violence against women
Gangs
Exploitation
county lines
Coercive Control
Abuse

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