Homicide and Organised Crime

Ethnographic Narratives of Serious Violence in the Criminal Underworld

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-06-28
Mått148 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt338 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society
Antal sidor151
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030162528

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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.

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.