Gangs in America
2nd Edition
Published on 21. November 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-8039-3829-8 (ISBN)
Description
Gangs in America focuses on the historical and cultural perspectives of gangs. There are thought provoking chapters on the relationship between illicit drugs and gang violence and comparisons of the elements of gang membership for various ethnic and racial groups including Hispanics, Asians and Blacks. The book makes policy recommendations designed to stimulate discussion and action. It will prove useful to anybody, from the police to social workers, who has to deal with gangs of any kind.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Weight
463 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-3829-8 (9780803938298)
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C. Ronald Huff
Gangs in America
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09/1996
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SAGE Publications Inc
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Content
Foreword and Overview - Albert K Cohen
Introduction - C Ronald Huff
Two Generations of Gang Research
PART ONE: SOCIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE GANG AND THE COMMUNITY
Sociological Perspectives on Gangs - Ruth Horowitz
Conflicting Definitions and Concepts
Emic and Etic Perspectives on Gang Culture - James Diego Vigil and John M Long
The Chicano Case
PART TWO: DEFINING AND MEASURING GANG VIOLENCE
Street Gang Violence - Cheryl L Maxson and Malcolm W Klein
Twice as Great, or Half as Great?
PART THREE: DIFFUSION, DIVERSITY AND DRUGS
Gang Imperialism - Carl S Taylor
Cholos and Gangs - James Diego Vigil
Culture Change and Street Youth in Los Angeles
Chinese Gangs and Extortion - Ko-lin Chin
Vietnamese Youth Gangs in Southern California - James Diego Vigil and Steve Chong Yun
Female Participation in Gangs - Anne Campbell
Social Processes of Deliquency and Drug Use Among Urban Gangs - Jeffrey Fagan
PART FOUR: ASSESSING THE CHANGING KNOWLEDGE BASE
New Wine in Old Bottles? Change and Continuity in American Gangs - James F Short
Back in the Field Again - John M Hagedorn
Gang Research in the Nineties
PART FIVE: PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES
Why the United States Has Failed to Solve Its Youth Gang Problem - Walter B Miller
Strategies and Perceived Agency Effectiveness in Dealing with the Youth Gang Problem - Irving A Spergel and G David Curry
Denial, Overreaction, and Misidentification - C Ronald Huff
A Postcript on Public Policy
Introduction - C Ronald Huff
Two Generations of Gang Research
PART ONE: SOCIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE GANG AND THE COMMUNITY
Sociological Perspectives on Gangs - Ruth Horowitz
Conflicting Definitions and Concepts
Emic and Etic Perspectives on Gang Culture - James Diego Vigil and John M Long
The Chicano Case
PART TWO: DEFINING AND MEASURING GANG VIOLENCE
Street Gang Violence - Cheryl L Maxson and Malcolm W Klein
Twice as Great, or Half as Great?
PART THREE: DIFFUSION, DIVERSITY AND DRUGS
Gang Imperialism - Carl S Taylor
Cholos and Gangs - James Diego Vigil
Culture Change and Street Youth in Los Angeles
Chinese Gangs and Extortion - Ko-lin Chin
Vietnamese Youth Gangs in Southern California - James Diego Vigil and Steve Chong Yun
Female Participation in Gangs - Anne Campbell
Social Processes of Deliquency and Drug Use Among Urban Gangs - Jeffrey Fagan
PART FOUR: ASSESSING THE CHANGING KNOWLEDGE BASE
New Wine in Old Bottles? Change and Continuity in American Gangs - James F Short
Back in the Field Again - John M Hagedorn
Gang Research in the Nineties
PART FIVE: PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES
Why the United States Has Failed to Solve Its Youth Gang Problem - Walter B Miller
Strategies and Perceived Agency Effectiveness in Dealing with the Youth Gang Problem - Irving A Spergel and G David Curry
Denial, Overreaction, and Misidentification - C Ronald Huff
A Postcript on Public Policy