Gangs and Spirituality Global Perspectives /

• Main Author: Deuchar, Ross (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Juvenile delinquents.; Organized crime.; Critical criminology.; Religion and sociology.; Violence.; Crime.; Corrections.; Punishment.; Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.; Organized Crime.; Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime.; Social Aspects of Religion.; Violence and Crime.; Prison and Punishment.

This book examines the role of religion and spirituality in desistance from crime and disengagement from gangs. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with male gang members and offenders as well as insights gathered from pastors, chaplains, coaches and personal mentors, the testimonials span three contin...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Gangs in Global Perspective
• PART I. Gangs, Masculinity and Spirituality: Existing Theories and Insights
• Chapter 2. Gang Members 'Doing Masculinity'
• Chapter 3. Religious and Spiritual Desistance from Gangs
• PART II. Los Angeles, USA: From Gangs and Guns to Love and Compassion
• Chapter 4. Amplified Masculinity among Los Angeles Homeboys
• Chapter 5. Love, Compassion and Therapeutic Communities in Homeboy Industries
• PART III. Scotland and Denmark: From Violence, Offending and Prison Life to Religiosity, Yoga and Breathing
• Chapter 6. Masculinity, Morality and Offending in Scotland and Denmark
• Chapter 7. Support in Times of Trouble: Chaplaincy in Scottish and Danish Prisons
• Chapter 8. 'Warriors' to 'Peacemakers': Yoga, breathing and Meditation in Denmark
• PART IV: Hong Kong: From Triad-Affiliated Gangsters to Christian Brothers
• Chapter 9. Foot Soldiers, Gangsters and Drug Addicts in Hong Kong
• Chapter 10. From Criminal Gangsters to Men of God
• Chapter 11. Conclusion: From Masculine Criminal Distinction to Spiritual Distinction.