Confronting gangs : crime and community / G. David Curry, Scott H. Decker, David C. Pyrooz.
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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xviii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199891917 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0199891915 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Gangs -- United States | Gangs | Juvenile delinquency -- United StatesDDC classification: 364.106/60973 LOC classification: HV6439.U5 | C85 2014
Contents:
What is a gang? and why does it matter? Explaining gangs and gang membership From play groups to Al-Queda: how are gangs structured? Gang membership in the life course The link between gangs and crime: why is "gang" synonymous with crime? Girls, women, and gangs: does gang membership differ for females? Gang members, gangs, and gang crime around the world Gangs and social institutions: causes and consequences Gangs and the juvenile and criminal justice systems Responding to gangs: comprehensive programs and a look to the future.
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Earlier edition published in 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-218) and indexes.
What is a gang? and why does it matter? Explaining gangs and gang membership From play groups to Al-Queda: how are gangs structured? Gang membership in the life course The link between gangs and crime: why is "gang" synonymous with crime? Girls, women, and gangs: does gang membership differ for females? Gang members, gangs, and gang crime around the world Gangs and social institutions: causes and consequences Gangs and the juvenile and criminal justice systems Responding to gangs: comprehensive programs and a look to the future.
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