Journeys into Drugs and Crime: Jamaican Men Involved in the UK Drugs Trade

by Angie Heal

Overview

This book analyses the life histories of Jamaican men involved in the UK drugs trade, including wholesalers, street dealers, specialist cooks, cutters, and growers. Employing a life history approach, their autobiographical accounts are examined to provide an in-depth and unique insight of their journeys into drugs and crime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137456649
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	183
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Angie Heal has over 35 years' experience as a practitioner and researcher in the fields of health, social care and criminal justice. She has worked for a number of public, voluntary and independent sector agencies. She has a PhD in criminology from the University of Sheffield, UK, where she is also a Sessional Research Associate.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. The Respondents

2. Jamaica and UK Contexts

3. Family Life and Growing Up

4. Migration and Living in the UK

5. Getting Involved in the Supply of Drugs

6. Drug Careers and Other Crimes

7. Experiences of Violence

8. Experiences of Police and Sentencing Outcomes

9. Experiences of Prison Life

Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

This is a well-organised and well-written book that can be useful in retracing the steps and experiences of migrant Jamaican males and their entry and roles as functionaries in the globally debilitating drug trade, with a focus on the UK. … I believe that this book will be a welcome addition to the library of any serious academic, practitioner or student since it could provide insights into the transnational nature of people, drugs and crime.” (Wendell Wallace, Caribbean Journal of Criminology, Vol. 1 (03), April, 2018)

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