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Latin American Street Gangs in Catalonia and Their Delinquency

The increased influx of immigrants from the countries of Latin America to the autonomous Spanish community of Catalonia had a considerable impact on its young people. This phenomenon filled city streets with groups of young migrants characterized by specific outfits and manners. Some groups of young migrants adopted the names of notorious criminal gangs from Central and North America and developed collective schemes of deviant behavior. The Catalonian police, together with mass media, view these groups as youth street gangs because they use certain symbols, have an organizational structure and are directly involved in criminal behavior in public places. According to the Catalonian police reports, the activities of Latin American street gangs is a greater danger to public safety than the activities of other deviant street groups. The detention level of Latin American gang members, as well as their delinquent activities, are rather high. The immigrant component of street gangs is emphasized and they begin to be viewed as a type of organized crime. The author analyzes the position of Latin American gangs in Catalonia, the condition of their delinquency and criticizes the simplified approach to researching them. He stresses changes in the ethnic component of Latin American gangs and highlights the selective approach in the work of the law enforcement, which may distort the understanding of the actual picture of delinquency. The article points out that the goals and specific characteristics of delinquency of Latin American gangs in Catalonia do not allow them to be viewed as organized crime

Russian Journal of Criminology, 2017, vol. 11, núm. 3, p. 473-481

Baikal State University

Autor: Kazyrytski, Leanid
Data: 29 setembre 2017
Resum: The increased influx of immigrants from the countries of Latin America to the autonomous Spanish community of Catalonia had a considerable impact on its young people. This phenomenon filled city streets with groups of young migrants characterized by specific outfits and manners. Some groups of young migrants adopted the names of notorious criminal gangs from Central and North America and developed collective schemes of deviant behavior. The Catalonian police, together with mass media, view these groups as youth street gangs because they use certain symbols, have an organizational structure and are directly involved in criminal behavior in public places. According to the Catalonian police reports, the activities of Latin American street gangs is a greater danger to public safety than the activities of other deviant street groups. The detention level of Latin American gang members, as well as their delinquent activities, are rather high. The immigrant component of street gangs is emphasized and they begin to be viewed as a type of organized crime. The author analyzes the position of Latin American gangs in Catalonia, the condition of their delinquency and criticizes the simplified approach to researching them. He stresses changes in the ethnic component of Latin American gangs and highlights the selective approach in the work of the law enforcement, which may distort the understanding of the actual picture of delinquency. The article points out that the goals and specific characteristics of delinquency of Latin American gangs in Catalonia do not allow them to be viewed as organized crime
Format: application/pdf
Cita: https://doi.org/10.17150/2500-4255.2017.11(3).473-481
ISSN: 2500-4255 (versió paper)
2500-1442 (versió electrònica)
Accés al document: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/14442
Llenguatge: rus
Editor: Baikal State University
Col·lecció: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.17150/2500-4255.2017.11(3).473-481
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És part de: Russian Journal of Criminology, 2017, vol. 11, núm. 3, p. 473-481
Drets: Tots els drets reservats
Matèria: Delinqüència
Crime
Crim organitzat
Organized crime
Homicidi
Homicide
Bandes
Gangs
Emigració i immigració -- Aspectes socials
Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
Títol: Latin American Street Gangs in Catalonia and Their Delinquency
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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