RT Book T1 The gang paradox: inequalities and miracles on the U.S.-Mexico border T2 Studies in transgression A1 DurĂ¡n, Robert J. LA English PP New York PB Columbia University Press YR 2018 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1642018708 AB Introduction -- The context for the origination of gangs: double colonization -- The formation of gangs in El Chuco -- Moral panics under a research microscope: the organizational scene prior to arrival -- How youth of Mexican descent encounter criminalization -- The role and conflicts in law enforcement -- Participatory action research teams at a minority serving institution -- Empirical miracles and where do we go from here? -- Conclusion NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN HV6439.M58 SN 9780231181068 SN 9780231181075 K1 Gangs : Mexican-American Border Region K1 Crime : Mexican-American Border Region K1 Youth : Mexican-American Border Region : Social conditions K1 Crime K1 Gangs K1 Social Conditions K1 Mexican-American Border Region K1 Youth K1 North America K1 Mexican-American Border Region : Social conditions K1 USA : Mexiko : Grenze : Grenzgebiet : Bande