Yardie
Yardie

Author: Victor Headley

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1529000815

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Now a major film directed by Idris Elba, Yardie by Victor Headley shines a light on the brutal underworld of 90s London gang culture. At Heathrow Airport’s busy immigration desk, a newly arrived Jamaican strolls through with a kilo of top-grade cocaine strapped to his body. And keeps on walking . . . By the time the syndicate get to hear about the missing consignment, D is in business – for himself – as the Front Line’s newest don. But D’s treachery will never be forgotten – or forgiven. The message filters down from the Yardie crime lords to their soldiers on the streets: Find D. Find the merchandise. And make him pay for his sins . . .

Scotland Yardie
Scotland Yardie

Author: Bobby Joseph

Publisher:

Published: 2017-01-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780861662517

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With institutionalised racism at an all-time high, the Metropolitan Police embark on their yearly drive to recruit more ethnic people in the police force. With little or no success they bring over Jamaica's most feared policeman - Scotland Yardie, a ganja smoking, no-nonsense bad boy cop who breaks all the rules to enforce his own harsh sense of justice. But what happens when cultures clash? Will South London ever be the same again?

Street Gangs Throughout the World
Street Gangs Throughout the World

Author: Herbert C. Covey

Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 0398079706

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This updated and expanded new edition continues the theme of the first edition of emphasizing the substantial growth of street gangs throughout the world. Although a substantial amount of research on street gangs has been conducted in recent decades, much of it has focused on the United States. This book summarizes much of the research being conducted in many other countries where the street gang phenomenon is currently developing, which includes poverty, the retreat of the state, increasing income inequality, urbanization, population growth, exploitation, marginalization, underground economie.

Born Fi' Dead
Born Fi' Dead

Author: Laurie Gunst

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1996-03-15

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780805046984

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Of the ethnic gangs that rule America's inner cities, none has had the impact of the Jamaican posses. Spawned in the ghettos of Kingston as mercenary street-fighters for the island's politicians, the posses began migrating to the United States in the early 1980's, just in time to catch and ride the crack wave as it engulfed the country. Laurie Gunst's provocative exposé of the Jamaican politicians' role in creating this problem is also a moving and compelling tale of suffering and exploitation. Leone Ross' substantial afterword examines further the issues raised by the book from a British and Jamaican perspective. --Back cover.

Yush!
Yush!

Author: Victor Headley

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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Concludes the trilogy about black gangster activities in the metropolis which began with YARDIE and continued in EXCESS.

Ruthless
Ruthless

Author: Geoff Small

Publisher: Little Brown

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780751511239

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Providing an account of Jamaica's criminal gangs - the posses, or Yardies - this book traces their development from their roots in the island's overcrowded shanties in the 1960s to their current position as ruthless drug-dealers throughout the world. Their exodus to the United States began in the late 1970s and continued in the the '80s, marked by the onslaught of crack along the East Coast. Posses are also based in Canada, and they have now moved into Britain. The book examines the effect on Britain's crime scene, and describes their methods and the police efforts to combat them.

Policing Drugs
Policing Drugs

Author: Karim Murji

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-01-04

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0429833156

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First published in 1998, this influential volume develops previous research by the author and explores issues and solutions regarding the roles of law enforcement, drug referral and official and media reactions. Section one analyzes the rationale for drug enforcement and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of four main approaches. It looks at the pressure on the police to take action in local drugs markets, particularly within a context where the police emphasize their responsiveness to public demands in a more "consumerist" age. Section two examines welfarist policies directed towards drug users and minor drug offenders. Section 3 focuses on the media and coverage of crack-cocaine and ecstasy in the 1990s - particularly where these have been based upon police briefings and reports.

Druglord
Druglord

Author: Graham Johnson

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2011-03-04

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1845968956

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When ruthless drug baron John Haase was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment for heroin-trafficking in 1995, it was a major victory for Customs and the police. But in a shock move, after Haase and his partner Paul Bennett had served only 11 months, then Home Secretary Michael Howard signed a Royal Pardon for their release. Howard defended his decision by revealing that Haase and Bennett had become invaluable informants. But Haase had in fact duped the authorities, and far from being forced into hiding as a supergrass, he gained new kudos among the criminal underworld for beating the system so audaciously. Graham Johnson interviewed Haase at Whitemoor prison and has obtained a copy of his sworn affidavit revealing the truth behind the Royal Pardon scandal. Allegations of huge bribes, mass fabrication of evidence and dark powers at the heart of the justice system make this an explosive exposé of Britain's number-one drug kingpin.

Guns and Gangs
Guns and Gangs

Author: Graeme McLagan

Publisher: Allison & Busby

Published: 2013-10-19

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0749015888

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An unprecedented investigation into the shocking realities of gun crime on Britain's streets, "Guns and Gangs" lifts the lid on a hugely important modern-day problem - an expensive problem both in terms of money and young lives. After terrorism, the single greatest worry for law enforcement agencies is gun crime, and in particular 'black on black' shootings. McLagan has had exclusive access to police files and case histories. Alongside his findings from these records are interviews with police officers, victims and their families, witnesses, lawyers and perpetrators of gun crime. The result is a unique, fascinating and horrifying expose of the disturbing truth behind this plague on our streets.

Drugs
Drugs

Author: Nigel South

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1999-02-23

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780761952350

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This authoritative overview of drugs and society today examines: whether a process of `normalization' of drugs and drug use is under way; the debate over prohibition versus legislation; `drugs' and `users' as `other' or `dangerous'; drugs and dance cultures; drug use among young women; images of `race' and drugs; medical responses to drugs; policing strategies and controlling drug users; drug control and sport; and the question of prohibition versus liberalization.