Abstract
In the past few years, academics, practitioners and policy-makers have wrestled with the problem of defining youth gangs and differentiating them from other youth groupings. This is partly because different contributors to the debate have been interested in gangs for different reasons, but also because the form that gangs take is often determined by local factors, which make producing a single generic definition difficult, if not impossible.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 26-32 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Safer Communities |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2008 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Collectivity
- Definition
- Gang
- Organised criminal network
- Peer group
- Youth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Safety Research
- Community and Home Care
- Law
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