A Typology of Street Robbery and Gang Organization
Insights from Qualitative Research in Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8401748 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Harding (0000-0003-1993-1051, University of West London, corresponding author), Ross Deuchar (0000-0001-9857-6072, University of the West of Scotland), James A Densley (0000-0003-4593-1880, Metropolitan State University), James Densley, Robert Mclean (0000-0002-9764-3234, University of the West of Scotland) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 879-897 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjc/azy064 |
| OpenAlex | W2904381633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 43 |
Utilizing interviews with 42 current and ex-street offenders, this study explores the relationship between street gang organization and robbery. Robbery type is affected by level of organization exhibited by the gang. For recreational and territorial young street gangs, robbery is opportunistic, occurring in a diffuse manner, and conducted individually, even when others are present as ‘backup’. For criminal gangs, robbery is often planned in advance with proceeds of crime divided more evenly amongst group members. Serious Organized Crime gangs are typically more specialized; thus, robbery may often be the gang’s main ‘occupation’. For organized crime groups, robbery most often occurs in the illegitimate market, but can be aimed at legitimate and highly profitable institutions. We make sense of these findings with reference to street capital theory and present implications for future research and practice.
Arson · Criminology · Organised crime · Political science · Recreation · Sociology · Typology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law
Living the Drama
A tale of two cities
Invariants of Human Behavior
Understanding the Black Box of Gang Organization
Policing the Crisis
Policing the Crisis
Social Change and Crime Rate Trends
Gangs and Spirituality
How Gangs Work
Organized Crime
Deviance and Identity
Street Gang Patterns and Policies
The American Street Gang
Life in the Gang
An altered state? Emergent changes to illicit drug markets and distribution networks in scotland
Drugs, the Internet and Change
Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland
What does it mean to be a man? Psychosocial undercurrents in the voices of incarcerated (violent) Scottish teenage offenders
Organized fraud and organizing frauds
The organisation of London's street gangs
Taxing on the Streets
Living the Drama
Groups, gangs, and delinquency
Invisible Walls and Visible Youth
Street Gang Recruitment
Stick‐up, Street Culture, and Offender Motivation
The Impact of Sex Composition on Gangs and Gang Member Delinquency
The Foreground Dynamics of Street Robbery in Britain
Organized Crime in the United Kingdom
Using 'Turning Points' to Understand Processes of Change in Offending
Putting the ‘Street’ in Gang
Violent Stories
It's Gang Life, But Not As We Know It
Techniques of Neutralization
Crime as Social Control
Social Change and Crime Rate Trends
An Evolving Gang Model in Contemporary Scotland
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |