The youth gang problem: a community approach

Introduction : comparative and historical perspectives -- Research limitations : data sources and definitions -- Scope and seriousness of the gang problem -- Gangs, drugs, and violence -- Gang member demographics and gang subcultures -- The structure of the gang -- The gang member experience -- The...

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Autor principal: Spergel, Irving A. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York [u.a.] Oxford University Press 1995
En:Año: 1995
Acceso en línea: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 19 A 3441
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Palabras clave:
Criminology
Gangs > United States
Juvenile Delinquency > United States
Juvenile delinquents > United States
USA > Jugendbande > Jugendkriminalität > Sozialpolitik
USA > Jugendbande > Sozialpolitik
United States > Social conditions > 1980-
United States > Social policy > 1993-
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Sumario:Introduction : comparative and historical perspectives -- Research limitations : data sources and definitions -- Scope and seriousness of the gang problem -- Gangs, drugs, and violence -- Gang member demographics and gang subcultures -- The structure of the gang -- The gang member experience -- The ecological context -- Youth gangs and organized crime -- Theoretical perspectives -- Planning for youth gang control and violence reduction -- Criminal justice system : the police -- Prosecution, defense, and the judiciary -- Probation, corrections, and parole--after care -- Social intervention -- Social opportunities : education and jobs -- Local community mobilization and evolving national policy
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-336) and index
Descripción Física:XVI, 346 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:0195092031
0195070666