Title Statements
- Full title :Gangs in America's Communities / James C. Howell, Elizabeth Griffiths.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2018.
- Edition:3rd
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):SAGE Publications, Inc
- Place of Publication:Thousand Oaks
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2018.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (392 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781544300214, 1544300212, 9781544300252, 1544300255
- oclc:on1028816069
Table of Contents
Preface; Acknowledgments; About the authors; Chapter 1: History of Gangs in the United States; Street Gang Emergence in the Northeast; Street Gang Emergence in the Midwest; Street Gang Emergence in the West Region; Street Gang Emergence in the South; Another Wave of Immigrant Groups; The Institutionalization of Street Gangs; Chapter 2: Myths and Realities of Youth Gangs; Consideration of Key Myths About Gangs; Chapter 3: Defining Gangs and Gang Members; Defining Gangs; Typologies of Gang Members and Gang Structures; Gang Subculture; Gang Graffiti; A European Gang Definition; A Recommended Gang Definition for Practical Purposes; Defining Gang Members; Demographic Characteristics of U.S.
Gangs and Gang Members; Chapter 4: General Macro-Level Theories and Modern-Day Applications; The Chicago School and Development of the Social Disorganization Perspective; Application of Social Disorganization Theory to Gangs; A General Explanation of Gang Origins, Expansion,
And Violence; Other Macro-Level Theories; Chapter 5: Micro-Level Theories: Developmental Life-Course Pathways and Other Micro-Level Explanations for Gang Involvement; Location of Gang Membership in Developmental Pathways; Deve…
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