Gangs and Space

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ID20006575
AuthorsMatthew Valasik (0000-0003-1909-2008), George Tita (0000-0001-5409-6763, University of California, Irvine)
EditorsGerben J N Bruinsma, Shane D Johnson (0000-0002-0184-9896)
Year2018
Publication date2018-02-05
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueOxford Handbook of Environmental Criminology (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190279707.013.25
OpenAlexW2793056444
ISBN9780190279707
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited71

This chapter explores the ways in which space shapes the territoriality of urban street gang members as well as the ways in which a gang exploits the local landscape. It begins by providing a brief overview of the classic works on the emergence of gangs, paying particular attention both to the literature on human terrain/territoriality and to the ecological studies of place, especially the Chicago school. It then looks at the criminal enterprises of gangs as they relate to space. Next, it investigates how residency, technology, and territoriality may be influencing the relationship modern street gangs have with space. It concludes with a look at the use of geographically targeted policing to curtail gang activity, especially intergang violence

Computer security · Criminology · Economic geography · Exploit · Geography · Political science · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Territoriality · Communication · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance

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