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Course synopsis
Continuing the Crime and Society series, this third course looks at the evolution of what we now refer to as organised crime in two disparate societies: Britain, and the United States. The societal origins of gangs and group violence will be examined, along with the responses of the law enforcement agencies and the journalistic media in both nations. The influence of deprivation, prohibition, teamsters, immigration, unemployment and other major phenomena of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries will be examined, to assess their influence over the growth of the gang.
This course will run in the Summer term, 2024.
About the tutor
Gill Rossini is a highly experienced, published historian who has been teaching adults sunce 1988. A past Tutor of the Year, she specialises in the histories of the marginalised, the transgressive and the poor, people who had more than their fair share of contact with law enforcement and who were often misrepresented by the popular media of the day.
Book your place
| Time/Place | Price | Sessions | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
Summer 2023/2024 Fridays, 10:30 - 12:30 | £172.80 | 12 |
About the teacher
Gill Rossini
Gill Rossini is a professional historian, writer and lecturer who specialises in researching the lives of the marginalised, the poor, and those who in the past were regarded...
