Scottish Government

Jon Bannister, Jon Pickering, Susan Batchelor, Michele Burman, Keith Kintrea (University of Glasgow) and Susan McVie (University of Edinburgh) The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research

ISBN 978 0 7559 9598 1 (Web only publication)
DPPAS 10636

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 TROUBLESOME YOUTH GROUPS, GANGS AND KNIFE CARRYING IN SCOTLAND
2 AGENCY PERSPECTIVES
3 GROUP STRUCTURES AND CHARACTERISTICS
4 ENTRY
5 GROUP ACTIVITIES
6 KNIFE (WEAPON) CARRYING
7 DESISTANCE
8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX: VIGNETTE DATA ANALYSIS
BIBLIOGRAPHY

TABLES
Table 1: Data sources on 'youth gangs' in Scotland
Table 2: Data sources on 'knife carrying' in Scotland
Table 3: Numbers of Interviews in each research site

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