Friday 13 April 2012 at 11:00 - 12:30


LAW, CRIME AND RIGHTS Britton, N.J.


ROGER STEVENS 04 University of Sheffield


The Criminalisation of British Asian Men: 'Street Grooming' and the Emerging History of Asian Male Criminality


My paper explores the emerging history of British Asian male criminality. I will explain how the issue of ‘street grooming’, as it is commonly referred to, reflects a new and significant development in the multi-faceted criminalisation of Asian men. The depiction of Asian men as ruthless oppressors and sexual predators of white women is a relatively recent development and has received less critical attention due to the dominance of socio- political debates on securitisation and the ‘war on terror’. It is, however, significant given that the criminalisation of minority ethnic groups frequently incorporates a sexualised component, reflecting popular notions of deviant, problematic masculinity. I reflect on dominant understandings of three widely reported cases of child sexual exploitation to show how ‘street grooming’ has become associated with Asian male criminality specifically and is rendered explicable with reference to essentialised, racialised perspectives of both Asian men and Asian communities in general. I argue that ethnicity has taken centre stage in leading explanations of the issue, together with well-rehearsed public discourses on the failures of multiculturalism and the contemporary difficulties of policing and administering criminal justice.


Miller, J. University of the West of Scotland Growing out of the Gang but Not Getting away from it: A Look at Glasgow Gangs


The responsibility for the 2011 riots are being laid at the feet of youth gangs, the stereotypical image portrayed by the media a silhouette of a young man, hood pulled up, scarf hiding his face juxtaposed with an anarchy of urban destruction. Rarely do we hear about the damage that such societal mythologies thrust upon lives and wellbeing. They perpetuate a discourse of destructive divisions and fear of the Other. These powerful images and stereotypes synonymous with gang stereotypes are dangerous to young people. They feed into the myths that youth gangs are powerful, static, violent, criminal entities that are a threat to society.


In the wake of the riots Prime Minister


Cameron is urging gang control to become a national priority. Gang policies are to follow Scotland, in particular Glasgow, ironically the city with the highest number of gangs per 100'000 of the population. The case for these policies is questionable. A determining factor in the unreliability of this premise is the faulty perceptions of what constitutes a gang. Determining what a gang is must be one of the first issues addressed. This paper will highlight how the structure, ethnicity and type of gangs in Glasgow are uniquely different to their English counterparts. By drawing on quantitative and qualitative data gathered with gang members a definition of a Glasgow gang will be put forward. The concluding comments will emphasize how Glasgow is structurally different to the areas that rioted not just in terms of the gangs but also the cities.


Agnew, S. Providers to Enablers:The Provision of Positive Activities for Young People


Early in 2009, the DCSF called for applications for funding from Civil Society Organisations to support projects that will primarily provide positive activities and support to young people on a Friday and Saturday night. In June 2009, grants ranging from £200,000 to £600,000 were awarded via the Youth Sector Development Fund to 25 Civil Society Organisations. This paper will discuss two diverse projects based in the East of England that received a considerable amount of public funding, approx £400,000 and £600,000 respectively. Each project had similar overall goals: reducing anti-social behaviour; helping young people enter education, employment or training; providing positive activities and increasing protective factors in young people such as a demonstrable increase in emotional and social skills together with reducing the likelihood of engaging in harmful activities. However the delivery model proposed by each organisation differed considerably with one project delivering its activities through sports centres and school buildings; whereas the other project preferred to provide a mobile youth provision to areas previously identified as having young people with some form of ‘need’: a lack of youth provision or high levels of anti-social behaviour, to provide positive activities and promote social cohesion. Although both projects required substantial support from existing youth providers and additional stakeholders, it is fascinating to see that over the period of the projects, approx 18 months, the different levels of engagement from stakeholders particularly considering that Local Authorities now need to be seen as enablers rather than providers of many youth provisions.


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