Youth gangs in American society /

Youth gangs in American society /

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Author / Creator:Shelden, Randall G., 1943-
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth ; Andover : Cengage Learning [distributor], 2013.
Description:xii, 372 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Gangs -- United States.
Juvenile delinquency -- United States.
Gangs.
Juvenile delinquency.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8833617
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Other authors / contributors:Tracy, Sharon K.
Brown, William B. (William Bud), 1945-
ISBN:9781133049562 (pbk.)
1133049567 (pbk.)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A Brief History of Gangs
  • 1. What Is a Gang and How Many Are There?
  • 2. What Do Gangs and Gang Members Look Like?
  • 3. The Gang Subculture
  • 4. Criminal Activities of Gangs
  • 5. Girls and Gangs
  • 6. Adult Gangs
  • 7. Why Are There Gangs?
  • 8. Gangs in Context: Inequality in American Society
  • 9. Legal Responses to Gangs
  • 10. Community and National Intervention Strategies
  • 11. Conclusions

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