Supporting young women affected by gang association and county lines

Abi Billinghurst; Fiona Factor

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-99658-1_12

Supporting young women affected by gang association and county lines

Abi Billinghurst
, Fiona Factor

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In this chapter, Supporting Young Women Affected by Gang Association and County Lines, Fiona Factor & Abi Billinghurst outline the political and practice context of supporting young women affected by gang association and County Lines drug dealing. It presents the model of practice developed by Abianda, a social enterprise in London working with young women. The authors consider the key practice challenges faced by Abianda when delivering gender specific services, and how the learning gleaned from their combined experience in research and professional practice, could be helpful to policy makers and practitioners working with girls and young women.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Gangs in the UK
Publisher	Springer
Pages	261-296
Number of pages	36
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030996581
ISBN (Print)	9783030996574
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99658-1_12
Publication status	Published - 18 Feb 2023

Keywords

county lines
Gang exit
Women and gangs

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General Social Sciences

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