Gangsters : 50 Years of Madness, Drugs, and Death on the Streets of America.

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The effects of gang violence are witnessed every day on the streets, in the news, and on the movie screen. In all these forums, gangs of young adults are associated with drugs and violence. Yet what is it that prompts young people to participate in violent behavior? And what can be done to extract a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yablonsky, Lewis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 1997.
Temas:
Gangs > United States > Prevention.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.
Gang prevention
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE GANGS: NOW & THEN; 1. The Current Gang Problem; 2. Gangs in the Twentieth Century; PART TWO THE CONTEMPORARY GANG; 3. Gang Characteristics; 4. Black and Chicano Gangs: In and Out of Prison; 5. Why Gangs Kill: The Sociopath Factor; PART THREE TREATMENT APPROACHES; 6. Some Effective Interventions; 7. The Therapeutic Community Approach to Gangs; PART FOUR GANG THEORIES & TREATMENT; 8. Varied Theoretical Viewpoints; 9. The Violent Gang as a Near-Group.
  • 10. Joining a Positive Gang: A Plan for Treating Gangsters in a Therapeutic CommunityNotes; Index.

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