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The youth gang problem : a community approach /

A systematic and comparative analysis of youth gangs and the youth gang problem in the United States, this book deals with hands-on issues of policy and programs, describing the strategies and techniques for dealing with gangs employed by criminal justice organizations, social agencies, schools, emp...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Spergel, Irving A.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Collection:OUP E-Books.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : comparative and historical perspectives
  • Research limitations : data sources and definitions
  • Scope and seriousness of the gang problem
  • Gangs, drugs, and violence
  • Gang member demographics and gang subcultures
  • The structure of the gang
  • The gang member experience
  • The ecological context
  • Youth gangs and organized crime
  • Theoretical perspectives
  • Planning for youth gang control and violence reduction
  • Criminal justice system : the police
  • Prosecution, defense, and the judiciary
  • Probation, corrections, and parole--after care
  • Social intervention
  • Social opportunities : education and jobs
  • Local community mobilization and evolving national policy.