Essays about: "Ex-gang member"

Found 2 essays containing the words Ex-gang member.

1. 1. Reintegration processes of former gang members and former combatants

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Kajsa Uhrenius; [2018]
   Keywords : El Salvador; Reintegration; Ex-gang member; Ex-combatants; Inclusion-exclusion framework;

   Abstract : In a world where conflict is common, effective programs for reintegration of the combatants must exist for the post conflict societies. There is also a growing presence not only of gangs, but also of reintegration programs for those that chose to leave said gangs. READ MORE

3. 2. Becoming a Citizen:The Process of Leaving a Gang in Cape Town, South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Lisa Rådbo; [2015]
   Keywords : Gangs; Gang-exit; Role-exit; Social Policy; Cape Flats; Cape Town; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study investigates the process of how eight people left competing informal institutions, in the form of gangs, to join substitutive informal institutions, which is more compatible with a democratic society, and in this way became ‘good citizens’. The research question is as follows: How do ex-gang members explain their change in lifestyle, from past involvement in gangs to the subsequent transformation in their present day lives? Life-story interviews have been carried out with former gang members that have then been transcribed and analysed in alignment with Riessman’s (2008) dialogic/performance analysis and Rose Ebough´s (1988) Role-exit theory. READ MORE