Homicide and Organised Crime

Ethnographic Narratives of Serious Violence in the Criminal Underworld
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-16252-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 151 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 343 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society

This book offers rich ethnographic and narrative accounts of men who have been engaged in serious violence and organised crime in the West Midlands of England, using several theoretical paradigms.  Through case study examples, it also considers contract killers and the nefarious position that ‘hitmen’ occupy in the criminal underworld.  By charting insider perspectives from retired law enforcement agents, informants, ex-military personnel and ex-offenders, this book speaks to those who have a vested interest in violence, organised crime and ethnography.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rahman, Mohammed

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction and Methodology.- 2. History, Homicide, Organised Crime and Theory.- 3. Contract Killers and Glocal Organised Crime: A Case Study of the ‘Baby-Faced’ Assassin.- 4. Drugs, Guns and Organised Crime: A Case Study of the Journeyman Hitman.- 5. Violent Men: Trauma, Humiliation and Scenarios of Harm.- 6. Homicide and Organised Crime in Birmingham, West Midlands: Future Directions and Closing Comments.

Über Autor(innen)

Mohammed Rahman is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Previously, he was Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University. Mohammed’s academic work concerns serious crimes — especially organised crime and gangs. Regularly, he uses his teaching and research experiences to inform the public, media and international press about crime, harm and crime control. In 2018, he was awarded his PhD.