Gangs in America's communities

Gangs in America's communities

by Howell, James C.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Gangs in America's communities / James C. Howell, National Youth Gang Center, Elizabeth Griffiths, Rutgers University.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2019
  • Edition:Third edition

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Notes

Revised edition of the authors' Gangs in America's communities, [2016].

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781544300214, 1544300212, 9781544300252, 1544300255
  • oclc:on1253556768
  • Dewey Decimal:364.10660973

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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Subjects

Gangs Gangs -- États-Unis Gangs -- United States United States Violence -- Prevention Violence -- Prevention. -- United States

Writers

Howell, James C. Griffiths, Elizabeth A.

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