Friends, status symbols and weapons: the use of dogs by youth groups and youth gangs

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Recent UK media reports and government responses evidence a rising concern over irresponsible dog ownership, particularly the use of so-called status or weapon dogs. Youth criminal and antisocial behaviour using these dogs has been widely reported in urban areas and associated with street-based yout...

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Authors: Maher, Jennifer (Author) ; Pierpoint, Harriet (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2011, Volume: 55, Issue: 5, Pages: 405-420
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Gang Membership
Moral Panic
Status Symbol
Youth Gang
Youth Group