Homicide and Organised Crime - Ethnographic Narratives of Serious Violence in the Criminal Underworld

This book offers rich ethnographic and narrative accounts of men who have been engaged in serious violence and organised crime in the West Midlands of England, using several theoretical paradigms.  Through case study examples, it also considers contract killers and the nefarious position that 'hitmen' occupy in the criminal underworld.  By charting insider perspectives from retired law enforcement agents, informants, ex-military personnel and ex-offenders, this book speaks to those who have a vested interest in violence, organised crime and ethnography.

List of contents

1. Introduction and Methodology.- 2. History, Homicide, Organised Crime and Theory.- 3. Contract Killers and Glocal Organised Crime: A Case Study of the 'Baby-Faced' Assassin.- 4. Drugs, Guns and Organised Crime: A Case Study of the Journeyman Hitman.- 5. Violent Men: Trauma, Humiliation and Scenarios of Harm.- 6. Homicide and Organised Crime in Birmingham, West Midlands: Future Directions and Closing Comments.

About the author

Mohammed Rahman is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, UK.  Previously, he was Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University.  Mohammed’s academic work concerns serious crimes — especially organised crime and gangs.  Regularly, he uses his teaching and research experiences to inform the public, media and international press about crime, harm and crime control.  In 2018, he was awarded his PhD.

Summary

This book offers rich ethnographic and narrative accounts of men who have been engaged in serious violence and organised crime in the West Midlands of England, using several theoretical paradigms.  Through case study examples, it also considers contract killers and the nefarious position that ‘hitmen’ occupy in the criminal underworld.  By charting insider perspectives from retired law enforcement agents, informants, ex-military personnel and ex-offenders, this book speaks to those who have a vested interest in violence, organised crime and ethnography.

Product details

• Authors: Mohammed Rahman
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2019
• EAN: 9783030162528
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3016252-8
• No. of pages: 151
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 219 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 350 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 151 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society; Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; C, Research, Violence, police, Crime, Criminology, Victimology & victims of crime, Law and Criminology, Crime & criminology, Critical criminology, Research Methods in Criminology, Policing, Criminal Behavior, Crime Control and Security, Victimology, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Crime Prevention, Violence and Crime