The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation : street politics and the transformation of a New York City gang /

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From Los Angeles and New York to Chicago and Miami, street gangs are regarded as one of the most intractable crime problems facing our cities, and a vast array of resources is being deployed to combat them. This book chronicles the astounding self-transformation of one of the most feared gangs in th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brotherton, David
Other Authors: Barrios, Luis, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Gang) > History.
Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Gang)
Gangs > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Gangs > New York (State) > New York > History.
Hispanic American youth > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
African American youth > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Youth with social disabilities > New York (State) > New York.
Jeunesse américaine d'origine latino-américaine > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales.
Jeunesse noire américaine > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales.
Jeunes socialement défavorisés > New York (État) > New York.
TRUE CRIME > Organized Crime.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Gangs
Hispanic American youth > Social conditions
Social conditions
Youth with social disabilities
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions.
New York (State) > New York
Case studies
History
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Toward a theory of the gang as a social movement
  • Part 2: The making of the ALKQN: subcultural traditions
  • Part 3: The form and content of a street organization.

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