TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dennehy, Glennis
TI  - Troubled journeys: an analysis of women's reality and experience within New Zealand gangs
U1  - 302.4 DEN 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Christchurch
PB  - University of Canterbury
KW  - FVC
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - EMOTIONAL ABUSE
KW  - FAMILIES
KW  - GANGS
KW  - MĀORI
KW  - RAPE
KW  - SOCIAL CHANGE
KW  - VICTIMS
KW  - YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
KW  - YOUNG PEOPLE
KW  - YOUNG WOMEN
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Sociology in the University of Canterbury; nz
N2  - This thesis is a qualitative study that sets out to increase understandings about women's involvement in New Zealand gangs. Semi-structured, conversational interviews were conducted with women who have had experience in gangs and the data obtained was supplemented with information from gang members, associates, police, social service workers and the literature on gangs. There is an analysis on the role of women, what power and control tactics were used and how women's backgrounds relate to the motivation of being involved in gangs. The author focuses on the leaving process and identifies what coping strategies women employ to create personal safety in these violent situations. The findings support international research on female gang involvement. For many of the women, gangs provided a form of protection from domestic/family violence and physical/sexual abuse. These women were forced into a submissive subservient role under the threat of violence. The final strategy for these women was to make the decision to leave the gang altogether
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5629
ER  -