Contesting County Lines : Case Studies in Drug Crime and Deviant Entrepreneur...

Contesting County Lines : Case Studies in Drug Crime and Deviant Entrepreneurship, Hardcover by Densley, James A.; McLean, Robert; Brick, Carlton, ISBN 1529232066, ISBN-13 9781529232066, Brand New, Free shipping in the USCombining a compulsive read with rigorous academic analysis, this book tells the real-life stories of drug dealers involved in county lines networks, including their methods, motives, and misfortunes. Conventional wisdom surrounding county lines often portrays drugs runners as exploited victims, gang proliferation as a market-driven exercise and suggests a business model facilitated exclusively by smart phone technology and routinely regulated by violence. Aimed at students, scholars, practitioners and policymakers, this myth-busting, accessibl offers a novel way of thinking about county lines in relation to gangs and serious organised crime and new ideas for drug crime prevention, intervention and enforcement.