Gangs in America / C. Ronald Huff, editor.

Other author Huff, C. Ronald.
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoThousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©1996.
Descriptionxxvii, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction / C. Ronald Huff -- Defining gang homicide : an updated look at member and motive approaches / Cheryl L. Maxson, Malcolm W. Klein -- Estimating the national scope of gang crime from law enforcement data / G. David Curry, Richard A. Ball, Scott H. Decker -- Gangs, drugs, and neighborhood change / Jeffrey Fagan -- The criminal behavior of gang members and nongang at-risk youth / C. Ronald Huff -- Breaking the bonds of membership : leaving the gang / Scott H. Decker, Janet L. Lauritsen -- Exploring the differences between gang and nongang prisoners / Paige Ralph ... [et al.] -- Southern California gangs : comparative ethnicity and social control / James Diego Vigil, Steve C. Yun -- Gang violence in Chinatown / Ko-lin Chin -- Girls, delinquency, and gang membership / Meda Chesney-Lind, Randall G. Shelden, Karen A. Joe -- What happens to girls in the gang? / Joan W. Moore, John M. Hagedorn -- Personal, gang, and community careers / James F. Short, Jr. -- The gang in the community / Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh -- The community response to gangs. Section A : Organizing the community response in Aurora, Colorado / William K. Atkinson, II ; Section B : Gang reduction efforts by the task force on violent crime in Cleveland, Ohio / Michael L. Walker, Linda M. Schmidt ; Section C : Gang development and strategies in schools and suburban communities / Kenneth S. Trump.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-298) and index.
LCCN 96009988
ISBN0761902023 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0761902031 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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