Gangs have been heavily pathologized in the last several decades.
In comparison to the pioneering Chicago School's work on gangs in
the 1920s we have moved away from a humanistic appraisal of and
sensitivity toward the phenomenon and have allowed the gang to
become a highly plastic folk devil outside of history. This
pathologization of the gang has particularly negative consequences
for democracy in an age of punishment, cruelty and coercive social
control. This is the central thesis of David Brotherton's new and
highly contentious book on street gangs. Drawing on a wealth of
highly acclaimed original research, Brotherton explores the
socially layered practices of street gangs, including community
movements, cultural projects and sites of social resistance. The
book also critically reviews gang theory and the geographical
trajectories of streets gangs from New York and Puerto Rico to
Europe, the Caribbean and South America, as well as state-sponsored
reactions and the enabling role of orthodox criminology. In
opposition to the dominant gang discourses, Brotherton proposes the
development of a critical studies approach to gangs and concludes
by making a plea for researchers to engage the gang reflexively,
paying attention to the contradictory agency of the gang and what
gang members actually tell us. The book is essential reading for
academics and students involved in the study of juvenile
delinquency, youth studies, deviance, gang studies and cultural
criminology.
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