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County Lines, 1st ed. 2020
Criminal Networks and Evolving Drug Markets in Britain
SpringerBriefs in Criminology Series
Authors: McLean Robert, Robinson Grace, Densley James A.
Language: English63.29 €
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Part I
Chapter 1. A Tale Of Two Research Sites
Glasgow and West Scotland
Crime and Drug Harms
Data Sources and Methods
Merseyside
Crime and Drug Harms
Data Sources and Methods
Chapter Summary
Chapter 2. County Lines In Context
Child Criminal Exploitation
County Lines
Cuckooing
Chapter Summary
Part II
Chapter 3. Illicit Drug Markets Today
The Rise of the Modern Gangster
Cornering an Evolving Market
Changing Course
Adopting a Professional Ethos
“I’m Professional, not a Thug”
Evolution Continues
Chapter Summary
Chapter 4. Working County Lines
Location, Location, Location
Setting Up Shop
Networking
Cuckooing, incentives, advertising, and dealing
Transportation and Trafficking
Extra-Legal Governance
Chapter Summary
Chapter 5. Negotiating The Victim/Offender Nexus
Dealers or Victims?
Earning a wage
Working off debts
Wall of silence
Organised Criminals or Getting by?
Chapter Summary
Part III
Conclusion
Discussion of Findings
Research Limitations
Implications for Policy and Research
Robert McLean is a criminal justice lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland. As well as making a number of media appearances, McLean has also published widely on the topics of gang/group offending, (dis)organised crime, drug harms, and criminal desistance.
Grace Robinson is Programme Leader of Criminology at Blackpool and the Fylde College. Grace has recently completed a PhD researching gangs, Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines, at Edge Hill University.
James Densley is Professor of Criminal Justice at Metropolitan State University and co-founder of The Violence Project. He has received global media attention for his work on street gangs, criminal networks, violence, and policing. Densley is the author of two prior books, including How Gangs Work (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), 40 refereed articles in leading social science journals, and over 50 book chapters, essays, and other non-refereed works. He earned his DPhil in sociology from the University of Oxford.
Provides the unique perspective of suppliers involved in the county lines drug supply phenomenon
Uses two in-depth case studies from Britain to discuss the overlap between drug-related crime and other forms of organized crime
Recommends more effective strategies for proactive policing against the evolving drug supply models