This brief sheds light on evolving drug markets and the county lines phenomenon in the British context. Drawing upon empirical research gathered in the field between 2012-2019 across two sites, Scotland's West Coast and Merseyside in England, this book adopts a grounded approach to the drug supply model, detailing how drugs are purchased, sold and distributed at every level of the supply chain at both sites.
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Robert McLean is a criminal justice lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland. As well as making a number of media appearances, McLean has also published widely on the topics of gang/group offending, (dis)organised crime, drug harms, and criminal desistance.
Grace Robinson is Programme Leader of Criminology at Blackpool and the Fylde College. Grace has recently completed a PhD researching gangs, Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines, at Edge Hill University.
James Densley is Professor of Criminal Justice at Metropolitan State University and co-founder of The Violence Project. He has received global media attention for his work on street gangs, criminal networks, violence, and policing. Densley is the author of two prior books, including How Gangs Work (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), 40 refereed articles in leading social science journals, and over 50 book chapters, essays, and other non-refereed works. He earned his DPhil in sociology from the University of Oxford.
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Part I
Chapter 1. A Tale Of Two Research Sites
Glasgow and West Scotland
Crime and Drug Harms
Data Sources and Methods
Merseyside
Crime and Drug Harms
Data Sources and Methods
Chapter Summary
Chapter 2. County Lines In Context
Child Criminal Exploitation
County Lines
Cuckooing
Chapter Summary
Part II
Chapter 3. Illicit Drug Markets Today
The Rise of the Modern Gangster
Cornering an Evolving Market
Changing Course
Adopting a Professional Ethos
I'm Professional, not a Thug
Evolution Continues
Chapter Summary
Chapter 4. Working County Lines
Location, Location, Location
Setting Up Shop
Networking
Cuckooing, incentives, advertising, and dealing
Transportation and Trafficking
Extra-Legal Governance
Chapter Summary
Chapter 5. Negotiating The Victim/Offender Nexus
Dealers or Victims?
Earning a wage
Working off debts
Wall of silence
Organised Criminals or Getting by?
Chapter Summary
Part III
Conclusion
Discussion of Findings
Research Limitations
Implications for Policy and Research