Teen Gangs
A Global View
1st Edition
Published on 30. March 2004
248 pages
978-0-313-05283-5 (ISBN)
Description
Teen gangs are a hot issue in the United States. This volume shows the international scope of the phenomenon today. Gang activity in 14 countries, including the United States, is discussed within the larger framework of social and economic conditions. Each chapter explains the nature of the gang activity in that country; touches on the causes, such as poverty, marginalization, and self-identity problems; and heavily emphasizes the responses, including education and community-based intervention. Students and researchers will find a wealth of current information on teen gangs to mine and use for comparisons.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-05283-5 (9780313052835)
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03/2004
Greenwood Press
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Persons
MAUREEN P. DUFFY is Associate Professor and Chair of the Counseling Department at Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida.
SCOTT EDWARD GILLIG is Professor and Coordinator of the mental health counseling specialization at Barry University.
SCOTT EDWARD GILLIG is Professor and Coordinator of the mental health counseling specialization at Barry University.
Content
Series Foreword
Preface
Introduction: A Global Overview of the Issues of and Responses to Teen Gangs by Maureen Duffy
Australia by Rob White
The Bahamas by Jill D. Duba and Marty Jencius
Street Gangs in Great Britain: Beyond Mods and Rockers by Richard A. Van Dorn
Honduran Street Gangs by Anthony Borrow and Jennifer Walker
Ireland: Teen Gangs and Inclusion through Restorative Justice by Maureen Duffy
Israel: Death for an Ice Cream Cone by Sloane Veshinski
Italy: "La Famiglia Secreta," The Hidden Family by Bettina Lozzi-Toscano
Jamaica: Poverty, Politics, and "Posses" by Lorna Black
Malaysia by M. Sylvia Fernandez
Papua New Guinea by Sinclair Dinnen
Puerto Rico by Edil Torres Rivera and Loan T. Phan
Taiwan: Issues and School-Based Responses by Julia Yang
Trinidad and Tobago by Joanna E. Headley
The United States by Scott E. Gillig
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
Preface
Introduction: A Global Overview of the Issues of and Responses to Teen Gangs by Maureen Duffy
Australia by Rob White
The Bahamas by Jill D. Duba and Marty Jencius
Street Gangs in Great Britain: Beyond Mods and Rockers by Richard A. Van Dorn
Honduran Street Gangs by Anthony Borrow and Jennifer Walker
Ireland: Teen Gangs and Inclusion through Restorative Justice by Maureen Duffy
Israel: Death for an Ice Cream Cone by Sloane Veshinski
Italy: "La Famiglia Secreta," The Hidden Family by Bettina Lozzi-Toscano
Jamaica: Poverty, Politics, and "Posses" by Lorna Black
Malaysia by M. Sylvia Fernandez
Papua New Guinea by Sinclair Dinnen
Puerto Rico by Edil Torres Rivera and Loan T. Phan
Taiwan: Issues and School-Based Responses by Julia Yang
Trinidad and Tobago by Joanna E. Headley
The United States by Scott E. Gillig
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
