The panel entitled "Gangs: Insights from India, Colombia, and Jamaica" presents a comprehensive exploration of gang dynamics across these three diverse contexts. The discourse initiates with Sangeeta Roy, who delves into the ethno migrant masculinities of Bihari youth in India, elucidating how they navigate their identities amidst societal stigmas and educational barriers. Subsequent presentations by Alina Budi and Tariq Weeks further illuminate the complexities of gang involvement, emphasizing the precarious nature of adolescent participation in criminal enterprises in Colombia and Jamaica, respectively. Each speaker contributes unique insights into the socio-economic conditions that foster gang affiliation and the implications for community resilience and youth development. The synthesis of these perspectives underscores the urgent need for a nuanced understanding of gang dynamics to inform effective interventions and policy responses.

John Collins, Director of Academic Engagement at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

Sangeeta Roy, PhD Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India. Roy's doctoral research focussing on ethno-migrant masculinities among school-going ‘Bihari’ youth in Kolkata, India, gives her critical insight on the construction of young people in Crime.

Elena Butti, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding Graduate Institute Geneva. Urban anthropology, humanitarian practitioner and participatory film-maker expert on youth, gangs, and organized crime in Latin America. PhD University of Oxford (2019).

Tarik Weekes, Research Fellow, Centre for Criminal Justice and Security. University of the West Indies.