NCJ Number
174967
Journal
Caribbean Journal of Criminology and Social Psychology Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: July 1996 Pages: 64-88
Date Published
1996
Length
25 pages
Annotation
The relationship between urbanization, social exclusion, and lack of public safety is an increasing source of concern, and the Belgian government has financed a project to explore this relationship.
Abstract
The objective of the project is to assess the complex urban process beginning with mechanisms of social exclusion at the macro-level and ending with choices by certain young people to engage in delinquent lifestyles. Three specific topics will be explored: (1) the relationship between social exclusion and delinquency in the context of the socio-spatial structure of cities; (2) social exclusion mechanisms in leisure and free time; and (3) how social exclusion mechanisms form a recruitment base for so-called hard core young people in large cities. The theoretical base of the project, expectations, and data collection procedures are described. The project's focus on youth gangs and community-oriented justice is also detailed. Findings are not included because the project was not completed at the time the article was published. 17 references and 28 endnotes