Gang Nation
Author : Monica Brown
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 36,70 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816634781
Author : Monica Brown
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 36,70 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816634781
Author : Monica Brown
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 32,96 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816634798
Author : Natalie Y. Moore
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 17,61 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1556528450
Were the Stones criminals, brainwashed terrorists, victims of their circumstances, or champions of social change? Or were they all of these, their role perceived differently by different races and socioeconomic groups? --
Author : Irving A. Spergel
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 1996-07
Category :
ISBN : 0788129740
The first comprehensive national survey of organized agency and community group responses to gang problems in the U.S. The only national assessment of efforts to combat gangs. Presents a comprehensive gang prevention and intervention model based on this national assessment. These models are recommended as effective policies, practices, and strategies for communities to combat gangs. Covers: gangs as organizations, membership demographics and experiences, the social contexts of gang development, social opportunities: schools and jobs, and more.
Author : Steven M. Cox
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 45,81 MB
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 1506348998
"The text is written from a practical standpoint, which students are likely to understand and appreciate." —Lindsey Livingston Runell, J.D., Ph.D., Kutztown University Brief, focused, and up-to-date, Juvenile Justice: A Guide to Theory, Policy, and Practice, Ninth Edition, is a must-have text that takes students on a journey through the practical realities of the juvenile justice system and the most current topics in the field. Students not only learn about the history, process, and theories of the juvenile justice system, but they also gain access to the latest crime measurements and explore important issues such as community-based sanctions, treatment and rehabilitation, gangs, and international youth crime. Emphasizing evidence-based practices, the authors guide readers through the methods and problems of the system and offer realistic insights for students interested in a career in juvenile justice. Real-life examples, excellent pedagogical features, and a complete online ancillary package are provided to help instructors effectively teach the course and help students learn interactively. Give your students the SAGE edge! SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. Learn more at edge.sagepub.com/coxjj9e.
Author : Irving A. Spergel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 17,10 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0195092031
This systematic analysis of the youth gang problem in the USA focuses on current patterns of gang behaviour, with reference to historical and cross-cultural dimensions. The author integrates his own theory and practices with material on research programmes set up to address the problem.
Author : Ralph Cintron
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,26 MB
Release : 1998-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 080704637X
As issues of power and social order loom large in Angelstown, Ralph Cintron shows how eruptions on the margins of the community are emblematic of a deeper disorder. In their language and images, the members of a Latino community in a midsized American city create self-respect under conditions of disrepect. Cintron's innovative ethnography offers a beautiful portrait of a struggling Mexican-American community and shows how people (including ethnographers) make sense of their lives through cultural forms.
Author : Irving A. Spergel
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 27,38 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Gangs
ISBN :
Author : Scott Cummings
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 15,87 MB
Release : 1993-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1438400195
This book is an examination of contemporary gangs in American cities. Gangs have proliferated over the past ten years and pose a new set of challenges to public officials, law enforcement agencies, and urban educators. Most major cities are now confronted with serious problems derived from gang violence, drug traffic, and disruption of the public educational system. In the face of deindustrialization and deepening recession, many minority youngsters view gangs as attractive alternatives to a futile search for employment in a deteriorating urban economy. Perhaps most significant, gangs are now beginning to emerge in small and medium-sized cities. Some of the nation's leading scientists and scholars have been brought together in this book to examine the contemporary contours of America's gang problem, including Daniel J. Monti, Joan Moore, Scott Cummings, Howard Pinderhughes, Diego Vigil, Ray Hutchison, Felix Padilla, Jerome H. Skolnick, Pat Jackson, and Robert A. Destro. New material dealing with wilding gangs, migration and drug trafficking, and public educational disruption appear in this volume. Other topics covered include how gangs are organized, what social function they serve, their relation to conventional society, and the social and psychological factors that contribute to their rise. The relationship of the contemporary gang problem to past research is explored, and a rich variety of case histories and comparative analysis is presented. The book also includes a section on public policy.
Author : David C. Brotherton
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 2004-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0231509065
From Los Angeles and New York to Chicago and Miami, street gangs are regarded as one of the most intractable crime problems facing our cities, and a vast array of resources is being deployed to combat them. This book chronicles the astounding self-transformation of one of the most feared gangs in the United States into a social movement acting on behalf of the dispossessed, renouncing violence and the underground economy, and requiring school attendance for membership. What caused the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation of New York City to make this remarkable transformation? And why has it not happened to other gangs elsewhere? David C. Brotherton and Luis Barrios were given unprecedented access to new and never-before-published material by and about the Latin Kings and Queens, including the group's handbook, letters written by members, poems, rap songs, and prayers. In addition, they interviewed more than one hundred gang members, including such leaders as King Tone and King Hector. Featuring numerous photographs by award-winning photojournalist Steve Hart, the book explains the symbolic significance for the gang of hand gestures, attire, rituals, and rites of passage. Based on their inside information, the authors craft a unique portrait of the lives of the gang members and a ground-breaking study of their evolution.