Abstract
In the fall of 1993, the Haaglanden police in the Netherlands arrested a group of youngsters who had committed several violent crimes and intimidation. From the statements these youngsters made, it appeared that they were part of a group that called itself “Eight Tray Gangsters” like a gang operating in Los Angeles. In addition to the name, they had also adapted the clothing (blue), music (gangsta rap), hand gestures, and language from their American counterparts. At the same time newspapers and magazines published a series of alarming articles about more street gangs in The Hague.1
The Haaglanden police operate in the Haaglanden region which has approximately935,000 inhabitants; The Hague is the third largest city of the Netherlands and has 440,000 inhabitants.
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Gruter, P., Versteegh, P. (2001). Towards a Problem-Oriented Approach to Youth Groups in the Hague. In: Klein, M.W., Kerner, HJ., Maxson, C.L., Weitekamp, E.G.M. (eds) The Eurogang Paradox. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0882-2_8
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