RT Article
T1 Conceptualizing the Nepalese ‘Gang’
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 65
IS 5
SP 1106
OP 1122
A1 Atkinson-Sheppard, Sally
A1 Subedi, Govind
A1 Jha, V.
A1 Ghimire, N. C.
A2 Subedi, Govind
A2 Jha, V.
A2 Ghimire, N. C.
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1938872045
AB This article discusses the ‘gang’ in Nepal. Drawing on a two-year case study conducted in Kathmandu, involving a survey and interviews with criminal justice practitioners, government officials, NGO workers, social activists as well as interviews and focus groups with ex-street children, the article argues that gangs in Nepal are a complex social phenomenon. The term ‘gang’ is used to describe a multitude of criminal groups, many of which operate in alliance with the state. Gangs are also closely associated with organized crime and in many instances, street children become involved in these criminal groups. The article illustrates how street children develop their own groups to assist their survival. For these young people gangs provide solidarity, support, friendship and are vehicles for income generation. Thus, there is no one ‘gang’, rather many gangs, who change and evolve, the implications of which are discussed.
K1 Gangs
K1 Organized crime
K1 Street children
K1 Nepal
DO 10.1093/bjc/azaf001