The Codes of the Street in Risky Neighborhoods
This book presents a comparative look at the norms and attitudes related to youth violence. It aims to present a perspective outside of the typical Western context, through case studies comparing a developed / Western democracy (Germany), a country with a history of institutionalized violence (South Africa), and an emerging democracy that has experienced heavy terrorism (Pakistan). Building on earlier works, the research presented in this innovative volume provides new insights into the sociocultural context for shaping both young people's tolerance of and involvement in violence, depending on their environment. This volume covers: Research on interpersonal violence. Thorough review of the contribution of research on gangs, violence, neighborhoods and community. Analyses on violence-related norms of male juveniles (ages 16-21 years old) living in high-risk urban neighborhoods. Intense discussion of the concept of street code and its use. Application of street code concept to contexts outside the US. An integrating chapter focused on where the street code exists, and how it is modified or interpreted by young men. With a foreword by Jeffrey Ian Ross, this book aims to provide a broader context for research. It does so via a rigorous comparative methodology, presenting a framework that may be applied to future studies. This open access book will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as related fields such as sociology, demography, psychology, and public health.This book presents a comparative look at the norms and attitudes related to youth violence. It aims to present a perspective outside of the typical Western context, through case studies comparing a developed / Western democracy (Germany), a country with a history of institutionalized violence (South Africa), and an emerging democracy that has experienced heavy terrorism (Pakistan). Building on earlier works, the research presented in this innovative volume provides new insights into the sociocultural context for shaping both young people's tolerance of and involvement in violence, depending on their environment. This volume covers: Research on interpersonal violence. Thorough review of the contribution of research on gangs, violence, neighborhoods and community. Analyses on violence-related norms of male juveniles (ages 16-21 years old) living in high-risk urban neighborhoods. Intense discussion of the concept of street code and its use. Application of street code concept to contexts outside the US. An integrating chapter focused on where the street code exists, and how it is modified or interpreted by young men. With a foreword by Jeffrey Ian Ross, this book aims to provide a broader context for research. It does so via a rigorous comparative methodology, presenting a framework that may be applied to future studies. This open access book will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as related fields such as sociology, demography, psychology, and public health.
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This book presents a comparative look at the norms and attitudes related to youth violence. It aims to present a perspective outside of the typical Western context, through case studies comparing a de
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Institute of Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence Bielefeld University Bielefeld, Germany Wilhelm Heitmeyer (born 28 June 1945, Nettelstedt, Germany) is sociologist and Professor of Education specializing in socialisation. From 1996 to 2013 he headed the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG)[1] at Bielefeld University. Since retiring as director, he has held the position of Senior Research Professor at IKG.
Wilhelm Heitmeye
Institute of Criminology University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa Simon Howell is a research fellow in the Global Risk Governance programme. He holds a PhD in political philosophy from Rhodes University, South Africa. His primary research areas include drugs, gangs, violence, and general mayhem. Previously, he was a Senior Researcher at the Centre of Criminology at UCT, which followed from completing a University Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship shared jointly at the Safety and Violence Initiative and Centre of Criminology, UCT. His core research interest focused on the relationship between justice and violence, and how this relationship is made manifest both in the structures of modern governance and in the architecture of marginalised peoples’ identities. As such, he has conducted research in a diverse array of analytical domains and with people from many different walks of life, including teenage mothers, township youths, drug users, gangsters, and police officials.
Simon Howell
Sebastian Kurtenbach
Institute of Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence Bielefeld University Bielefeld, Germany I am a PhD-student of sociology at the Bielefeld Graduate School for History and Sociology, Germany with the interdisciplinary research experience and training. I’m also a scholarship holder of the Heinrich-Boell-foundation and an active member of the network. Currently, I am also teaching migration and immigration at the University of Applied Sciences in Muenster, Germany. My research focus is on micro-politics of belonging and boundary (un)making in immigrant societies. My concern is to explore power relation through various styles of enquiry including qualitative, ethnography and comparative approach. I have a M.A-degree from the Bielefeld University in Germany. My undergraduate training was in Sociology and Management from University of the Punjab, Paksitan. I the had chance to participate sociology and social anthropology courses which enabled me to broaden my theoretical and methodological understanding of social phenomena. For my master thesis and after my graduation I was working at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG) Bielefeld University, Germany. I was part of the international team-working on research project ‘Spatial dynamics of youth violence in urban space: a comparative analysis of youth violence in Germany, Pakistan and South Africa.
Abdul Rauf
Muhammad Zaman
Institute of Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence Bielefeld University Bielefeld, Germany Steffen Zdun, born 1975, is a research associate at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence at Bielefeld University in Germany since 2006. He is also a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration and Management of North Rhine-Westphalia. His main research interests are: juvenile delinquency, street culture, desistance, and inter-ethnic relations.
Steffen Zdun
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