Gangs - deviant subcultures Flashcards
What are gangs?
A group of individuals who identify as a collective
What do gangs compete over?
Territory, status, and drug lines.
Decker says gangs need a..?
Gangs need a reputation for violence
What rewards gang members?
Decker
Sense of esteem and group identity
Klein
Vice Queens
Female gangs are…
Klein
Highly involved in criminal and violent behaviour
Why will vulnerable women turn to gang affiliation?
Klein
It’s a means of adapting to circumstances of racism, poverty, and gender-based violence.
Densley says gangs are becoming more…?
Gangs more organised in structure & criminal activity
Violence in gangs is first… then becomes…
Densley
Violence is first expressive, then instrumental
What does a gangs hierarchy often involve?
Densley
An older ‘inner circle’, younger adults as middle organisers, then teens who do drug running.
