The unexpectedly social world of gangs | Martin Bouchard | TEDxSFU скачать в хорошем качестве

The unexpectedly social world of gangs | Martin Bouchard | TEDxSFU

Gangs are social groupings that we often associate with violence. The violence itself make it seem like gang members lack the social skills required to live prosocial lives. But the violence itself is not the product of individuals who lack the ability to connect with others. Instead, it’s a very unfortunate outcome of something deeply social that is reinforced in the gang. Gang violence is not a bad people problem; it’s a social network problem. In this talk, I show how this shift in thinking about the sociability of gang members matter for the way that we handle gang members coming through the criminal justice system, and what we expect of them when they are released. We can use the embeddedness of gang members in social networks to work with them through an exit plan that put prosocial connections at the forefront. Martin Bouchard is a Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University (SFU) where he leads the CaIN Lab: The Crime and Illicit Networks Laboratory. His research focuses on the ways in which social networks relate to gangs; how networks help understand the dynamics of gang violence, who gets into gangs, but also how they may help with gang exit. Dr. Bouchard works with a variety of government agencies and stakeholders interested in using network methods to reduce gang violence. His mentorship has been recognized with the SFU Graduate Studies Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision. He is also the 2018-2019 recipient of the WSC Fellows Award for individuals associated with the Western region who have made important contributions to the field of criminology. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx