Fraser, A. and Atkinson, C. (2014) Making up gangs: looping, labelling and the new politics of intelligence-led policing. Youth Justice, 14(2), pp. 154-170. (doi: 10.1177/1473225414529047)
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Abstract
The 2011 ‘summer of violent disorder’ in England cast a spotlight on the often arbitrary and uneven process through which individuals become labelled as ‘gang-members’. Based on data from two separate but concurrently conducted qualitative studies in Glasgow, Scotland, this article draws on the critical vocabularies of Bourdieu and Hacking to conceptualize this new frontier in the politics of gang policing: analysing the distinctive ‘fields’ that street-based young people and police actors inhabit; uncovering the complex chain of interactions through which individuals become labelled as ‘gang-members’; and exploring the consequences of such labelling processes.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Fraser, Professor Alistair and Atkinson, Dr Colin |
| Authors: | Fraser, A., and Atkinson, C. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Youth Justice |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| ISSN: | 1473-2254 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1747-6283 |
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