Civil gang abatement : the effectiveness and implications of policing by injunction /

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Civil gang abatement is an innovative remedy employing civil injunctions to combat public nuisance activity by gangs. This strategy has been promoted as a problem-oriented response to gang problems. Allan examines whether the process of acquiring a "gang injunction" incorporates the primar...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Allan, Edward L., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004.
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
Gangs > United States.
Organized crime > United States.
Injunctions > United States.
Nuisances > United States.
Gangs > États-Unis.
Crime organisé > États-Unis.
Injonctions > États-Unis.
Nuisances privées > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Gangs
Injunctions
Nuisances
Organized crime
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical perspectives
  • Legal perspectives
  • The gang injunction
  • The dimension of flexibility
  • The dimension of community involvement
  • Policy implications.

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