An edition of The youth gang problem (1995)

The youth gang problem

a community approach

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Cover of: The youth gang problem by Irving A. Spergel, Irving A. Spergel
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An edition of The youth gang problem (1995)

The youth gang problem

a community approach

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Every day there are new stories of gang-related crime: from the proliferation of illegal weapons in the streets and children dealing drugs in their schools, to innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire of never-ending gang wars. Once considered an urban phenomenon, gang violence ispermeating American life, spreading to the suburbs and bringing the problem closer to home for much of America. The government, schools, social agencies, and the justice system are conspicuous by their sporadic interest in the subject and have failed to develop effective policies and programs.Existing social support mechanisms and strategies for suppressing violence have often been unsuccessful. And, state and federal policy is largely nonexistent.In The Youth Gang Problem: A Community Approach, Irving Spergel provides a systematic analysis of youth gangs in the United States...

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Oxford University Press
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English
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346

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Juvenile delinquents, Social conditions, Juvenile delinquency, Social policy, Gangs, Nonfiction, Sociology, Jeunes delinquants, Conditions sociales, Delinquance juvenile, Jeugdcriminaliteit, Politique sociale, Jeugdbenden, Overheidsbeleid, Jeunes délinquants, Délinquance juvénile, United states, social conditions, 1980-, United states, social policy

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United States

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1993-, 1980-
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Cover of: The Youth Gang Problem
The Youth Gang Problem
2007, Oxford University Press
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Cover of: The youth gang problem
The youth gang problem: a community approach
1995, Oxford University Press
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Youth Gang Problem: A Community Approach
1995, Oxford University Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-336) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
364.1/06/0973
Library of Congress
HV6439.U5 S64 1995, HV6439.U5S64 1995

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xvi, 346 p. ;
Number of pages
346

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OL1084411M
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ISBN 10
0195092031, 0195070666
LCCN
94008227
OCLC/WorldCat
29951955
Library Thing
2581552
Goodreads
1189934

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