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YOUTHS IN GANGS ON THE CAPE FLATS: IF NOT IN GANGS, THEN WHAT?

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2021
Youths in gangs on the Cape Flats have been reported to be a major and ongoing concern. It is therefore necessary to explore what prompts youths not to join gangs, or to exit gangs.
Marichen van der Westhuizen, Sibulelo Gawulayo   +1 more
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Unruly law. Rule of law and rules of the game in arenas of government – gang interaction in El Salvador

Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 2023
This article explores the rules and laws that govern the ways in which different state agents deal with and relate to street gangs in El Salvador. By conceptualising the state as a field of power, it discusses a number of arenas in which different types ...
Chris van der Borgh
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Membership, Structure and Rivalries of Youth Gangs in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Estudios Sociológicos, 2020
This article examines the relationships of violent rivalry among youth gangs in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Based on extensive fieldwork on multiple gangs, the authors discuss how gang rivalries are structured and renewed over decades.
Rafael Rocha, Corinne Davis Rodrigues
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The Impact of Regional Culture on the Psychological Characteristics, Startup Behaviors and Regional Economy of Modern Chinese Business Gangs

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Business gang refers to the enterprise cluster formed by geographical relationship, which has always been the focus of research on entrepreneurship and regional economic development.
Jun Li, Wanrong Li, Yongchuan Shi
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Gangster school: The role of the school environment in gang recruitment strategies in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

South African Journal of Education, 2021
Gangs and gang violence continue to be serious challenges throughout South Africa, but especially in cities such as Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. In the northern areas of Port Elizabeth, hardly a day goes by without at least 1 report in the local news ...
Theodore Petrus
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Les gangs hispaniques dans le quartier de la mission

Cahiers des Amériques Latines, 2000
Si les gangs ont connu une très forte croissance ces dernières décennies aux États-Unis, ils ont une longue histoire derrière eux. La plupart du temps ethniquement homogènes, alors qu’ils étaient composés en majorité d’immigrants européens au début du ...
Sonia Lehman-frisch
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Street-gang violence in Swedenis a growing concern

Sociologisk Forskning, 2017
Over the past 30 years, Sweden has witnessed a growth in criminal gangs. Gun violence among young males is also on the rise and have only recently gained wide political attention.
Amir Rstami
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ROLE OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS IN INTERGROUP CONFLICTS

Profetik, 2020
The research background relates to the intergroup conflicts involving some street gangs in Johar Baru Sub District, Central Jakarta. Most of the street gangs in Johar Baru Sub District have each territory.
Muhamad Isnaini, Sarwititi Sarwoprasodjo, Rilus A. Kinseng, Kholil Kholil   +3 more
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Les filles et les gangs : contextes et répercussions pour les femmes

Criminologie, 2015
On perçoit généralement les gangs comme étant un phénomène essentiellement masculin, presque emblématique du caractère rebelle des garçons, mais les gangs sont composés d’une part importante de filles. Les dernières données indiquent qu’au moins le quart
Meda Chesney-Lind
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The Problem with Templates: Learning from Organic Gang-Related Violence Reduction

Stability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2015
This article considers what demobilisation, disarmament, and reintegration (DDR) programmes might learn from research on gangs and the problems associated with government-instituted ‘wars on gangs’ putatively aimed at reducing or fighting gang-related ...
Dennis Rodgers, Steffen Jensen
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