Gangs in America
3rd Edition
Published on 17. September 1996
Book
Hardback
350 pages
978-0-7619-0202-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Second Edition of Gangs in America brings together some of the best new research on the subject. After a section that addresses definitional and measurement issues, the book presents: an assessment of behavioural, ecological and socioeconomic dimensions of gangs; a discussion of important ethnic and gender factors; and findings concerning the reciprocal relationship between research and community experience with gangs.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Weight
687 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-0202-7 (9780761902027)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
C. Ronald Huff
Gangs in America
Book
11/1990
2nd Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
€70.84
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Content
Foreword - James F Short Jr
Diversity and Change in U S Gangs
Introduction - C Ronald Huff
PART ONE: DEFINING AND MEASURING GANG CRIME
Defining Gang Homicide - Cheryl L Maxson and Malcolm W Klein
An Updated Look at Member and Motive Approaches
Estimating the National Scope of Gang Crime from Law Enforcement Data - G David Curry, Richard A Ball, and Scott H Decker
PART TWO: BEHAVIORAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIMENSIONS
Gangs, Drugs, and Neighborhood Change - Jeffrey Fagan
The Criminal Behavior of Gang Members and Nongang At-Risk Youth - C Ronald Huff
Breaking the Bonds of Membership - Scott H Decker and Janet L Lauritsen
Leaving the Gang
Exploring the Differences between Gang and Nongang Prisoners - Page Ralph et al
PART THREE: GANG DIVERSITY: PERSPECTIVES ON ETHNICITY AND GENDER
Southern California Gangs - James Diego Vigil and Steve C Yun
Comparative Ethnicity and Social Control
Gang Violence in Chinatown - Ko-lin Chin
Girls, Delinquency, and Gang Membership - Meda Chesney-Lind, Randall G Shelden, and Karen A Joe
What Happens to Girls in the Gang? - Joan W Moore and John M Hagedorn
PART FOUR: GANGS AND THE COMMUNITY
Personal, Gang, and Community Careers - James F Short Jr
The Community Response to Gangs - Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh
Section A: Organizing the Community Response in Aurora, Colorado - William K Atkinson, II
Section B: Gang Reduction Efforts by the Task Force on Violent Crime in Cleveland, Ohio - Michael L Walker and Linda M Schmidt
Section C: Gang Development and Strategies in Schools and Suburban Communities - Kenneth S Trump
Diversity and Change in U S Gangs
Introduction - C Ronald Huff
PART ONE: DEFINING AND MEASURING GANG CRIME
Defining Gang Homicide - Cheryl L Maxson and Malcolm W Klein
An Updated Look at Member and Motive Approaches
Estimating the National Scope of Gang Crime from Law Enforcement Data - G David Curry, Richard A Ball, and Scott H Decker
PART TWO: BEHAVIORAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIMENSIONS
Gangs, Drugs, and Neighborhood Change - Jeffrey Fagan
The Criminal Behavior of Gang Members and Nongang At-Risk Youth - C Ronald Huff
Breaking the Bonds of Membership - Scott H Decker and Janet L Lauritsen
Leaving the Gang
Exploring the Differences between Gang and Nongang Prisoners - Page Ralph et al
PART THREE: GANG DIVERSITY: PERSPECTIVES ON ETHNICITY AND GENDER
Southern California Gangs - James Diego Vigil and Steve C Yun
Comparative Ethnicity and Social Control
Gang Violence in Chinatown - Ko-lin Chin
Girls, Delinquency, and Gang Membership - Meda Chesney-Lind, Randall G Shelden, and Karen A Joe
What Happens to Girls in the Gang? - Joan W Moore and John M Hagedorn
PART FOUR: GANGS AND THE COMMUNITY
Personal, Gang, and Community Careers - James F Short Jr
The Community Response to Gangs - Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh
Section A: Organizing the Community Response in Aurora, Colorado - William K Atkinson, II
Section B: Gang Reduction Efforts by the Task Force on Violent Crime in Cleveland, Ohio - Michael L Walker and Linda M Schmidt
Section C: Gang Development and Strategies in Schools and Suburban Communities - Kenneth S Trump