Gangs in the Caribbean
by Bissessar, Ann Marie Seepersad, Randy
The present volume represents the first published book on gangs in the Caribbean. The study of criminal gangs is both timely and of the utmost importance to policy and security in the region. In many countries across the Caribbean, criminal gangs are increasing in number and prominence, and official crime data indicate that they are responsible for an increasing proportion of violent crimes. The Caribbean region experienced a dramatic increase in murder rates from 14.3 murders per 100,000 inh .…
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- Full title :Gangs in the Caribbean / edited by Randy Seepersad and Ann Marie Bissessar.
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The present volume represents the first published book on gangs in the Caribbean. The study of criminal gangs is both timely and of the utmost importance to policy and security in the region. In many countries across the Caribbean, criminal gangs are increasing in number and prominence, and official crime data indicate that they are responsible for an increasing proportion of violent crimes. The Caribbean region experienced a dramatic increase in murder rates from 14.3 murders per 100,000 inh ...
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- Publication Date:2013.
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- Publisher(s):Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Place of Publication:Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781443852791, 1443852791, 1299974341, 9781299974340
- oclc:ocn859833796
- LC Classification:HV6439.C27
- Dewey Decimal:364.106609729
Table of Contents
Section one. Understanding gangs and violence in the Caribbean -- section two. Interventions and policy.
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