Youth crime and youth culture in the inner city
By: Bill Sanders.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Juvenile delinquents -- England -- London -- Interviews; Juvenile delinquents -- England -- London -- Attitudes; Criminal behavior -- England -- London; Deviant behavior -- England -- London; Inner cities -- England -- London
Genres: Interviews.
Description: "Youth Crime and Youth Culture in the Inner City offers an interpretive account of juvenile delinquency within the modern inner city, an environment characterised by a long history of social deprivation and high rates of crime. A wide range of topics are explored, such as young people's motivation for, frequency of and attitudes towards a variety of illegal behaviours, such as street robbery, burglary, theft, drug use, drug selling, and violence."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Data from interviews with 31 young people and 37 professionals in the London borough of Lambeth.