Contesting County Lines

Case Studies in Drug Crime and Deviant Entrepreneurship

James Densley (Metropolitan State University), Robert McLean, Carlton Brick (University of the West of Scotland)

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English

Bristol University Press
23 January 2023

Crime & criminology; Drugs trade & trafficking; Street & gun crime; Organised crime; Offenders

Combining 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, accessible book 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.

By: James Densley (Metropolitan State University), Robert McLean, Carlton Brick (University of the West of Scotland)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781529232066
ISBN 10: 1529232066
Pages: 134
Publication Date: 23 January 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. County Lines and the 'Standard Story': An Introduction 2. Whose Line Is It Anyway? 3. Joining the Line 4. Life on the Line 5. Crossing the Line 6. End of the Line 7. County Lines in a Therapy Culture: A Conclusion

James A. Densley is Department Chair of the School of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Metro State University Robert McLean is Lecturer at the School of Education and Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland. Carlton Brick is Lecturer at the School of Education and Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland.