ABSTRACT
Much has been written about ethnicity, migration, and crime in general (e.g. Sellin 1938; more recently, Freilich et al. 2002; Freilich and Newman 2007; Martinez and Valenzuela 2006; Tonry 1997; Waters 1999). What has generally been missing, with notable exceptions (see some discussion, for example, in Covey 2003 and the edited volumes by Duffy and Gillig 2004; Grennan et al. 2000; Hagedorn 2007; Hazlehurst and Hazlehurst 1998; Marshall 1997) in this body of knowledge is the interrelationships of ethnicity, migration, and street gang formation and involvement. Largely, this is due to lack of research on street gangs outside particular country contexts (most prominently, the USA). Acknowledgement of and attention to street gangs are growing in countries throughout the world. This text has brought together recent research conducted by members of the Eurogang Network, representing 11 countries. Various methods and samples were employed, but similar stories were told, as described in the sections below.
