Journeys in Gang Masculinity

Insights from International Case Studies of Interventions

Bibliographic Data

ID2153166
AuthorsRoss Deuchar (0000-0001-9857-6072, University of the West of Scotland, corresponding author), Robert Donald Weide (0000-0003-3736-4812, California State University Los Angeles)
Year2019
Volume40
Issue7
Pages851-865
Publication date2019-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2018.1443761
OpenAlexW2793276591
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited39

Drawing on formal interviews and ethnographic participant observation, this paper highlights how effective gang intervention programs can and do supplant negativistic masculine identities based on violent criminality with more positivistic masculine identities based on gainful employment, family life, and desistance. The authors examine how this transition occurs at three prominent gang intervention programs in diverse transnational contexts: Los Angeles, Glasgow, and Copenhagen. In contrast to earlier work, the paper also examines how gang members can revert back to negativistic masculine identities, criminality, and violence when the support that these programs provide is withdrawn

Criminology · Ethnography · Intervention (counseling · Masculinity · Participant observation · Political science · Positivism · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology