The firm ‐ organised crime comes of age during the transition to democracy

Schärf, Wilfried; Vale, Clare

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“…Second, the emergence of the formation known as For It Requires Money (FIRM), a drug syndicate supplying drugs to all gangs on the Cape Flats, facilitated the social organization of the bigger gangs on the Cape Flats (Schärf and Vale, 1996; Standing, 2006). The emergence of the FIRM was to bring a new dimension to the social organization of the gangs.…”

Section: Gangs Gang Violence and Social Dynamics In The Western Capementioning

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“…The historical context of the genesis of gangs on the Cape Flats had originally seen explanations from scholars locate the Western Cape gang problem exclusively in coloured communities. This argument by researchers such as Pinnock (1984), Schärf and Vale (1996) and later Kinnes (2000) suggested that the forced removals of coloured and black people from the inner city by apartheid planners led to the formation of some of the biggest gangs on the Cape Flats.…”

Section: A Comparative Analysis Of the Gang Phenomenon In The Selectementioning

confidence: 99%

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New social bandits? A comparative analysis of gangsterism in the Western and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa

Petrus

Kinnes

2018

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Gang violence has been extensively highlighted as an issue of national concern in South Africa. Gangs also pose concerns about the social contexts of the communities in which they are found. The Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces have had the most prolific occurrences of gangsterism. Here gangs have demonstrated unique characteristics that set them apart from gangs in other areas. This article examines the context of gangsterism in the selected provinces by means of a comparative analysis. The purpose is to provide some strategies for effective intervention. The discussion also interrogates how or why intervention efforts may have failed and what could be improved in order to strengthen the chances of success of future interventions in affected communities.

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Section: Gangs Gang Violence and Social Dynamics In The Western Capementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A Comparative Analysis Of the Gang Phenomenon In The Selectementioning

confidence: 99%