RT Article
T1 The Eurogang definition: context, development, scrutiny, and debate: (including a conversation with Malcolm Klein)
JF The Oxford handbook of gangs and society
SP 15
OP 35
A1 Weerman, Frank M. 1968-
A2 Decker, Scott H. 1950-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1919889582
AB The Eurogang definition of gangs and troublesome youth groups is now regarded as almost a standard, used by many gang researchers around the world. However, the road to reaching consensus about this definition has been a long and thorny path, and methodological debate and disputes about its application still remains. This chapter aims to provide an overview of the context in which the definition evolved, the history of its development, the rationale behind its basic elements, studies that were conducted to scrutinize the usefulness of the definition, and debates that evolved around the definition and its applicability in the current age. The chapter is based not only on various publications of the Eurogang network and other researchers, but also on recollected memories from various meetings of the Eurogang network, as well as a recent interview with Malcolm Klein, famous gang researcher and initiator of the Eurogang project.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 31-35
SN 9780197618158
K1 Gangs
K1 troublesome youth groups
K1 Definitions
K1 Eurogang
K1 Comparative Research
K1 Methods