| The Gangs of Bangladesh: Mastaans, Street Gangs and 'Illicit Child Labourers' in Dhaka 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Atkinson-Sheppard, Sally (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030184250 ISBN-13: 9783030184254 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Penology - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 345.03 |
| Series: Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asi |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.90 lbs) 203 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a study of street children's involvement as workers in Bangladeshi organised crime groups based on a three-year ethnographic study in Dhaka. The book argues that 'mastaans' are Bangladeshi mafia groups that operate in a market for crime, violence and social protection. It considers the crimes mastaans commit, the ways they divide labour, and how and why street children become involved in these groups. The book explores how street children are hired by 'mastaans', to carry weapons, sell drugs, collect extortion money, commit political violence and conduct contract killings. The book argues that these young people are neither victims nor offenders; they are instead 'illicit child labourers', doing what they can to survive on the streets. This book adds to the emerging fields of the sociology of crime and deviance in South Asia and 'Southern criminology'. |