Teen gangs : a global view /

Teen gangs are a hot issue in the United States. This volume shows the international scope of the phenomenon today. Gang activity in 14 countries, including the United States, is discussed within the larger framework of social and economic conditions. Each chapter explains the nature of the gang act...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Duffy, Maureen P., Gillig, Scott Edward
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
Series:World view of social issues.
Subjects:
Gangs > Cross-cultural studies.
Juvenile delinquency > Cross-cultural studies.
Gangs > Études transculturelles.
Délinquance juvénile > Études transculturelles.
TRUE CRIME > Organized Crime.
Gangs
Juvenile delinquency
Cross-cultural studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : A global overview of the issues of and responses to teen gangs / Maureen Duffy
  • Australia / Rob White
  • The Bahamas / Jill D. Duba and Marty Jencius
  • Great Britain / Richard A. Van Dorn
  • Honduras / Anthony Borrow and Jennifer Walker
  • Ireland / Maureen Duffy
  • Israel / Sloane Veshinski
  • Italy / Bettina Lozzi-Toscano
  • Jamaica / Lorna Black
  • Malaysia / M. Sylvia Fernandez
  • Papua New Guinea / Sinclair Dinnen
  • Puerto Rico / Edil Torres Rivera and Loan T. Phan
  • Taiwan / Julia Yang
  • Trinidad and Tobago / Joanna E. Headley
  • The United States / Scott E. Gillig and Pamela A. Cingel.

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