Overview

This book examines Jamaican gang development through a neoliberal framework, which elucidates the processes of the neoliberal system and its impact on gang membership. The model is hierarchal, multidimensional, and integrative and theoretically explains gang and non-gang outcomes in Jamaica. The tenets of the model can be applied to gang membership in other parts of the world. The author argues that there are five key risk factors of gang membership, including: structurally-related disruption, situational-related disruption, improper bonds, human agency, and gendered norms, which are examined in separate chapters. These five key variables lead into the three stages of adaptation that facilitate the gang subculture. Non-gang membership on the other hand is premised on the human agency of the youth and pro-social bonds of the caregiver. This book draws on narrative accounts that engage the reader and paint a picture of gang members' life and the conditions of the Jamaican society. The author also discusses the implications for policy.

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Author:   Asheka Jackson
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
ISBN:  

9783319986296

ISBN 10:   3319986295
Pages:   263
Publication Date:   13 November 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

1. Jamaica and Gangs: A Risky Terrain.- 2. Breaking Down the Invisible Wall of the Garrison: Community Nova as a Context for the Study.- 3. These are the Things Garrison People Go Through! The Effects of Structural and Situational-Related Disruptions on Jamaican Gang Membership.- 4. If She had Made Me Listen to Her, maybe that Would have Made a Difference: The Effects of Social Bonds and Human Agency on Gang and Non-Gang Outcomes.- 5. Garrison, Gal, and Guns: Exploring Gendered Norms of the Inner-City.- 6. What Really Started the War between Me and Those Men was that every day, They Used to Take Set on Us and Mess with US, So We Had to defend it! An Exploration of the Jamaican Gang Life!.- 7. The Neoliberal Model of Gang and Non-Gang Development: Mertonian Constructs Revisited.

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Asheka Jackson earned her PhD from Simon Fraser University, Canada. She is Special Editor for the Canadian Graduate Journal of Sociology and Criminology, and Doctoral Summit Fellow for the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

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