Gangs and delinquency in developmental perspective /

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Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 238 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge studies in criminology Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Subject:	Gangs -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- Longitudinal studies. Gang members -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- Psychology -- Longitudinal studies. Juvenile delinquency -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- Longitudinal studies. Adolescent psychology -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- Longitudinal studies. Adolescent psychology. Gang members -- Psychology. Gangs. Juvenile delinquency. New York (State) -- Rochester. Longitudinal studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11132856

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Other authors / contributors:	Thornberry, Terence P.
ISBN:	0511078226 9780511078224 0511076657 9780511076657 9780511499517 0511499515 9780521814393 0521814391 9780511203923 0511203926 9786610419869 6610419868 9780521891295 0521891299 0521814391 0521891299 1107133769 9781107133761 1280419865 9781280419867 0511179928 9780511179921 0511306830 9780511306839
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-230) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	This book examines how membership in adolescent street gangs influences human development. The authors examine the origins of gang membership and the social and psychological factors that lead some youths to join a gang. They show that gang membership increases the chances of developmental problems.
Other form:	Print version: Gangs and delinquency in developmental perspective. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003 0521814391 0521891299
Standard no.:	9780511078224 (electronic bk.)

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