Gangs in America III.

As communities face ever-growing gang-related problems, Gangs in America III provides the most up-to-date information on the diverse perspectives and complex issues that arise in our efforts to understand, prevent, and control gang violence and crime.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Huff, Ronald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2001.
Temas:
Gangs > United States.
Juvenile delinquents > United States.
Gangs > États-Unis.
Jeunes délinquants > États-Unis.
Gangs
Juvenile delinquents
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART 1: The Gang: Changing Boundaries, Joining, "Banging, "and Getting Out; 1
  • The Changing Boundaries of Youth Gangs; 2
  • Joining the Gang; 3
  • Initiation of Drug Use, Drug Sales, and Violent Offending Among a Sample of Gang and Nongang Youth; 4
  • Leaving the Gang; PART 2: The Arenas: Neighborhoods, Communities, and Schools; 5
  • The Systemic Model of Gang Behavior; 6
  • Introducing Hoover; 7
  • Gangs and the Informal Economy; 8
  • Gangs, Violence, and Safe Schools; 9
  • Gangs and Community-Oriented Policing.
  • 10
  • Issues in Developing and Maintaining a Regional Gang Incident Tracking SystemPART 3: The Increasing Diversity of Gangs; 11
  • A Cross-Cultural Framework for Understanding Gangs; 12
  • The Girls in the Gang; 13
  • Doing Field Research on Diverse Gangs; 14
  • Chinese Gangs; 15
  • Street Gangs; PART 4: Gang Research and Public Policy; 16
  • Ganging Up on Gangs; 17
  • New Approaches to the Strategic Prevention of Gang and Group-Involved Violence; 18
  • Gangs and Public Policy; References; About the Editor; About the Contributors.

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