This book analyses the life histories of Jamaican men involved in the UK drugs trade, including wholesalers, street dealers, specialist cooks, cutters, and growers. Employing a life history approach, their autobiographical accounts are examined to provide an in-depth and unique insight of their journeys into drugs and crime.

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“This is a well-organised and well-written book that can be useful in retracing the steps and experiences of migrant Jamaican males and their entry and roles as functionaries in the globally debilitating drug trade, with a focus on the UK. … I believe that this book will be a welcome addition to the library of any serious academic, practitioner or student since it could provide insights into the transnational nature of people, drugs and crime.” (Wendell Wallace, Caribbean Journal of Criminology, Vol. 1 (03), April, 2018)

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Angie Heal has over 35 years' experience as a practitioner and researcher in the fields of health, social care and criminal justice. She has worked for a number of public, voluntary and independent sector agencies. She has a PhD in criminology from the University of Sheffield, UK, where she is also a Sessional Research Associate.

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Book Title: Journeys into Drugs and Crime
Book Subtitle: Jamaican Men Involved in the UK Drugs Trade
Authors: Angie Heal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-45665-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-45664-9Published: 12 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-45665-6Published: 13 October 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 183
Topics: Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Crime and Society, Sociology, general, Gender Studies

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