An edition of Gangs and gang behavior
(1997)
Gangs and gang behavior
by G. Larry Mays
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xi, 490 p. : 23 cm
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Part one : Definitions : a struggle for understanding.
The logic of definition in criminology : purposes and methods for defining "gangs" / Richard A. Ball, G. David Curry
The definition and measurement of "gang status" : policy implications for juvenile justice / L. Thomas Winfree, Jr. [and others]
Gang crime and law enforcement recordkeeping / G. David Curry, Richard A. Ball, Robert J. Fox
Part two : Theories : a search for explanation.
Social learning theory, self-reported delinquency, and youth gangs : a new twist on a general theory of crime and delinquency / L. Thomas Winfree, Jr., Teresa Vigil Bäckström, G. Larry Mays
Crime, youth gangs, and urban transition : the social dislocations of postindustrial economic development / Pamela Irving Jackson
Age, social context, and street gang membership : are "youth" gangs becoming "adult" gangs? / James R. Lasley
Perceived blocked opportunity as an explanation of delinquency among lower-class Black males : a research note / Ronald L. Simons, Phyllis A. Gray
Part three : The demographics of gangs : gender, race, and ethnicity.
Self definition by rejection : the case of gang girls / Anne Campbell
Cholas, Mexican-American girls, and gangs / Mary G. Harris
Gang involvement and delinquency among Hispanic and African-American adolescent males / G. David Curry, Irving A. Spergel
Los cholos : legal processing of Chicano gang members / Marjorie S. Zatz
Patterns of Chinese gang extortion / Ko-Lin Chin, Jeffrey Fagan, Robert J. Kelly
A short history of Asian gangs in San Francisco / Calvin Toy
Part four : Gang activity : drugs and violence.
Gangs, drugs, and delinquency in a survey of urban youth / Finn-Aage Esbensen and David Huizinga
"Crack," street gangs, and violence / Malcolm W. Klein, Cheryl L. Maxson, Lea C. Cunningham
Differences between gang and nongang homicides / Cheryl L. Maxson, Margaret A. Gordon, Malcolm W. Klein
Gang homicide, delinquency, and community / G. David Curry
Routine activities and a subculture of violence : a study of violence on the street / Leslie W. Kennedy, Stephen W. Baron
Part five : Different contexts, different gangs.
Women in outlaw motorcycle gangs / Columbus B. Hopper, Johnny Moore
A comparative analysis of prison gang members, security threat group inmates, and general population prisoners in the Texas Department of Corrections / Robert S. Fong, Ronald E. Vogel
The threat of the Jamaican posses to the United States in the 1990s / Ronald A. Pincomb, Daniel L. Judiscak
Part six : Gang policies : prevention, intervention, and enforcement.
Community organization and gang policy response / G. David Curry, Rodney W. Thomas
Gangs, neighborhoods, and public policy / John M. Hagedorn
The police and social threat : urban transition, youth gangs, and social control / Pamela Irving Jackson
Street gangs and preventive interventions / David W. Thompson, Leonard A. Jason
Deviant adolescent subcultures : assessment strategies and clinical interventions / Cynthia M. Clark
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Over 40 different authorities on gangs from both criminal justice and sociology contributed to this collection. The authors address such questions as why gangs form, why certain people join gangs when others do not, and what can be done about the problem. The book also examines drugs and violence, Mexican girl gangs, motorcycle gangs, and much more. - Back cover.
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