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'GangTok': Insights into the presence of gang culture on TikTok

In a new study, a University of Cincinnati sociologist and his research team are shedding light on how TikTok content produced by gang members could be used to better inform law enforcement and policymakers for more appropriate action. The team led by John Leverso, an assistant professor in the UC S...

'GangTok': Insights into the presence of gang culture on TikTok
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In a new study, a University of Cincinnati sociologist and his research team are shedding light on how TikTok content produced by gang members could be used to better inform law enforcement and policymakers for more appropriate action. The team led by John Leverso, an assistant professor in the UC School of Criminal Justice, has published their research in Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal.

Originally published at Phys.org

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