The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Gangs in the UK

Book Overview

This handbook brings together cutting-edge research from key contributors on the rapidly expanding and fast-changing field of UK youth gangs. It examines the contours of the academic debates, describes and explains the origins and evolution of violent street gangs in the UK against a backdrop of globalization, and discusses the factors surrounding the emergence of these gangs in each of the four UK nations and some English regions. It also examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030996573
• ISBN13: 9783030996574
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 645 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"