@misc{9246097,
  abstract     = {{This study explores why gang suspects appear to be making increasingly more use of “no comment” responses during interrogations in Sweden and how it connects to gang subculture. By applying subcultural and interactionist theories as well as previous literature regarding interrogations and gang subculture, this study seeks to contribute with a subcultural understanding of gang suspects behaviours during interrogations. A document analysis was conducted on 102 preliminary police investigation documents containing interrogation transcripts, photographic evidence and chat logs to gain access to the interrogation space and analyse the gang suspects responses. The findings showed that “no comment” responses are being used even when it might not benefit them judicially and that gang suspects seemingly do not care about the evidence being presented. Instead, a way to understand their use of “no comment” responses is that they are being used to abide by the gang subculture that follows the fundamental aspects of the code of the street. Resulting in a situation where not talking to the police is considered the norm. The use “no comment” responses is motivated by a desire to prove yourself and fear of retaliation if one were to talk. Furthermore, gang suspects put on a performance that abides by the subculture to reap the benefits from being perceived as “street”. This together with the open access nature of these documents and digitization of society has resulted in interrogations no longer being private spaces, which encourages gang criminals to never let go of their performance. This performance could also be seen as an extension and byproduct of a modern society where private spaces are becoming a rarity.}},
  author       = {{Olsson, Jonathan}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{No comment: Performing gang subculture in Swedish police interrogations}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}