County lines : the new breed of drug exploitation plaguing our streets
Farrell, Jason2020
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If you've heard any news report on the upsurge in knife crime recently, you'll have heard the words 'county lines'. From the street slang that was once known as 'going country' - it sees powerful drugs gangs supplying outside of the capital through an underworld 'emerging markets enterprise', using children as young as 12 and vulnerable men and women to do their dirty work. Teens whose bereaved relatives assume they led ordinary lives, who tell us they were 'good kids', suddenly end up stabbed to death with no seeming motive. At night, on a usually quiet suburban street, a massive knife fight erupts and two kids end up on life support. In this fearless, hard-hitting account, Jason Farrell shares in terrifying detail the story of the county lines phenomenon through the words of gang members and their victims themselves as well as the police and the country's leading experts.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkden Library | Adult Non Fiction | 364.106 FARPaperback | Available |
Main title:
Author:
Farrell, Jason, author
Imprint:
London : John Blake, 2020.
Collation:
x, 309 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781789461923 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.1060941364.106
Language:
English
BRN:
2898875