Journeys Into Drugs and Crime

Jamaican Men Involved in the UK Drugs Trade
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-45664-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 183 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3452 g

This book analyses the life histories of Jamaican men involved in the UK drugs trade, including wholesalers, street dealers, specialist cooks, cutters, and growers. Employing a life history approach, their autobiographical accounts are examined to provide an in-depth and unique insight of their journeys into drugs and crime.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heal, Angie

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Über Autor(innen)

Angie Heal has over 35 years' experience as a practitioner and researcher in the fields of health, social care and criminal justice. She has worked for a number of public, voluntary and independent sector agencies. She has a PhD in criminology from the University of Sheffield, UK, where she is also a Sessional Research Associate.