General Article Girls in gangs: how they are recruited, exploited and trapped

Topic Selected: Youth Violence Book Volume: 430

Girls in gangs: how they are recruited, exploited and trapped

Tirion Havard, London South Bank University

There has long been a misconception that gangs are made up of boys and young men, typically from ethnic minority groups and disadvantaged backgrounds. But the reality is very different.

Girl...

Would you like to see the rest of this article and all the other benefits that Issues Online can provide with?

Sign up now for a no obligation FREE TRIAL and view the entire collection