Gang formation and presence in Jamaica and socio-economic indicators used by researchers

• In Event: Roundtable: Caribbean Journal of Criminology Roundtable

Abstract

This presentation gives a review of social and economic indicators found in the research on gang formation and presence in Jamaica, towards a framing of where gang formation and presence should go in the future when socio-economic indicators are used.

Author

• Tarik Weekes, University of the West Indies