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Mexican-American youth and adult prison gangs in a changing heroin market (2005)
(Les jeunes mexicains-américains et les gangs d'adultes en prison dans l'évolution du marché de l'héroïne)
Auteur(s) :
VALDEZ, A.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
843-868
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
45
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
IMMIGRATION
;
JEUNE
;
HEROINE
;
PRISON
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE
;
ENQUETE
;
DIFFUSION DES PRODUITS
;
MILIEU URBAIN
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Issues, 2005, 35, (4), 843-868
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This article focuses on the interaction between the larger communitys drugmarkets and youth and adult prison gangs, and the process that leads to specificadverse consequences both to the youth gangs as organizations, and to individualmembers. Described is the emergence of a restructured heroin market dominatedby an adult prison gang. A major consequence of this was the increasing use ofheroin among Mexican American gang members and their transformation fromautonomous youth gangs to extensions of the adult prison gangs or their demise.Data was collected from 160 members of 26 Mexican American youth gangs andkey informants in San Antonio. Findings focus on organizational rules, drug markettransformations, consequences on members, and the impact of heroin on thegangs organization. Discussed is how the dominance of prison gangs is relatedto the increased incarceration and recidivism rates of Mexican Americans anddeclining economic opportunities for urban minorities. (Review' s abstract)
This article focuses on the interaction between the larger communitys drugmarkets and youth and adult prison gangs, and the process that leads to specificadverse consequences both to the youth gangs as organizations, and to individualmembers. Described is the emergence of a restructured heroin market dominatedby an adult prison gang. A major consequence of this was the increasing use ofheroin among Mexican American gang members and their transformation fromautonomous youth gangs to extensions of the adult prison gangs or their demise.Data was collected from 160 members of 26 Mexican American youth gangs andkey informants in San Antonio. Findings focus on organizational rules, drug markettransformations, consequences on members, and the impact of heroin on thegangs organization. Discussed is how the dominance of prison gangs is relatedto the increased incarceration and recidivism rates of Mexican Americans anddeclining economic opportunities for urban minorities. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
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