Islands in the street : gangs and American urban society /

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"Vivid, lively, and yet theoretically informed, a triumph of patient and sustained fieldwork. ... Jankowski presents the gang and its members not as pathological departures from social norms, but as shrewd and resourceful operators."--Michael Lipsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology&q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sánchez-Jankowski, Martín, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Temas:
Gangs > United States > Cross-cultural studies.
Gangs > États-Unis > Études transculturelles.
TRUE CRIME > Organized Crime.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Gangs
Jeugdbenden.
Gang de rue.
Délinquance juvénile.
Étude transculturelle.
Gang.
United States
États-Unis.
Organised crimes
Cross-cultural studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Theory of gang behavior and persistence
  • Gang involvement
  • In the organization
  • Gang business: making ends meet
  • Anatomy of gang violence
  • Gang and the community
  • Gangs and governments
  • Gangs, criminal justice, and public order
  • Media and gangs: image construction and myth management.

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