This thesis delves into the complex dynamics of female involvement in criminal gang environments. These females can be divided into two groups: insiders, who are introduced to the environment through close acquaintances, and outsiders, who do not have close relationships within the environment. Through qualitative interviews with key informants from Danish law enforcement and municipalities, this thesis addresses the females’ motivation to engage with gang members as well as the potential consequences of these relationships. This thesis also examines the challenges field professionals face when engaging with these females, as well as which preventive initiatives could be implemented in Western Copenhagen. The findings from this thesis revealed that females are motivated to engage in relationships with criminals due to various factors, encompassing the desire for status, protection, and financial or material gain. A potential consequence of these relationships is the risk of becoming a victim of either psychological, physical, or sexual abuse. Conversely, another potential consequence of such relationships is the pressure or temptation to participate in crime, thereby becoming an offender themselves. In certain cases, there will thus be a victim-offender overlap.There is a notable lack of attention towards females involved in gang environments in the preventive work in Western Copenhagen. Additionally, there is currently no unified approach when working with these females. As a result, professionals encounter various challenges when working with females involved with gang members. It is thus important to increase awareness about this issue and implement early preventive strategies tailored to females in Western Copenhagen. Finally, this thesis finds that when field professionals engage with these females, it is crucial to maintain a holistic approach, considering the diverse motivations and consequences the females encounter.

Studien vill undersöka hur tidigt förebyggande arbete idag ser ut i samhället, samt hur det skulle kunna utvecklas. Syftet med studien är att undersöka det tidigt förebyggande arbetet med barn, samt om en implementering av socionomen på BVC skulle kunna utveckla det förebyggande arbetet som idag finns. Med en kvalitativ ansats och induktiv syn genomförs studien med semistrukturerade intervjuer. En generell strategi har använts för att komma fram till den empiri som samlats in, genom fyra semistrukturerade intervjuer och en översikt av forskning inom området. Problemperspektivet ligger till grund för bearbetning samt kodning av studiens genomförda intervjuer. Den teorin som studien använder sig av under kodning samt analys är utvecklingsekologin. Från teorin används tre av teorins system, som är mikro-, exo- och makrosystemet. Studien når slutsatser utifrån systemen som är: Mikroslutsats: Tidigt förebyggande arbete måste tas på större allvar och ske i större utsträckning. Exoslutsats: Det tvärprofessionella teamet bör finnas, med socionomen, för att utföra tidigt förebyggande arbete av god kvalité. Makroslutsats: Att satsa på tidigt förebyggande arbete kommer att minska höga kostnader i framtiden. / This study wants to identify how the early prevention work looks in the society as well as how it could be developed. The purpose with this study is to exam the early prevention work for children, also if an implementation of a social worker in the children health care could develop the early prevention work that exist today. The study has a qualitative approach and an inductive view. A general strategy has been used to reach the empirics, that is gathered through four semi structed interviews and a review of current research in the field. The problem perspective is a foundation for processing and coding the interviews in the study. The study uses the bioecological model as the theory to process the coding and analysis of the interview empirics. From the theory three of the systems are used, micro-, exo and macrosystems. The study reaches conclusions from the systems that are: Micro conclusion: Early prevention work must be taken more seriously and occur in a greater extent. Exo conclusion: The interprofessional team should exist, along with the social worker, to perform early prevention work of good quality. Macro conclusion: To focus on early prevention will reduce high costs in the future.