Contemporary gangs : an organizational analysis /

Contemporary gangs : an organizational analysis /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Weisel, Deborah Lamm.
Imprint:	New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2002.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 226 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Criminal justice Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subject:	Gangs -- United States -- Case studies. Gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies. Gangs -- California -- San Diego -- Case studies. Gangs. California -- San Diego. Illinois -- Chicago. United States. Electronic books. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11126515

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ISBN:	1593320337 9781593320331 1280361255 9781280361258 9781931202305 1931202303 1931202303 9786610361250 6610361258
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-224) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Contemporary gangs are persistent despite efforts to control them. Theories of gangs explain the emergence of gangs but offer little insight into their persistence and growth. Weisel examined the organizational characteristics of four criminal gangs. Although large gangs appear disorganized, they are not ephemeral groups. Instead the gangs feature characteristics of organic-adaptive organizations rather than hierarchical or bureaucratic organizations. As such, these gangs feature blended goals, shared decision making, a structure based on subdivisions, and a generalist orientation. Such features promote efficiency in a highly volatile environment and contribute to increases in the size and number of contemporary gangs in America.
Other form:	Print version: Weisel, Deborah Lamm. Contemporary gangs. New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2002 1931202303
Standard no.:	ebc3016705

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Summary:	Contemporary gangs are persistent despite efforts to control them. Theories of gangs explain the emergence of gangs but offer little insight into their persistence and growth. Weisel examined the organizational characteristics of four criminal gangs. Although large gangs appear disorganized, they are not ephemeral groups. Instead the gangs feature characteristics of organic-adaptive organizations rather than hierarchical or bureaucratic organizations. As such, these gangs feature blended goals, shared decision making, a structure based on subdivisions, and a generalist orientation. Such features promote efficiency in a highly volatile environment and contribute to increases in the size and number of contemporary gangs in America.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vii, 226 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-224) and index.
ISBN:	1593320337 9781593320331 1280361255 9781280361258 9781931202305 1931202303 9786610361250 6610361258