Street Gang Patterns and Policies provides a crucial update and critical examination of knowledge about gangs and major gang control programs across the nation. Filling an important gap in the literature on street gangs and social control, this book is a must-read for criminologists, social workers, policy makers, and criminal justice practitioners. INDICE: Introduction; Part One; 1.: Gang Prevalence, Proliferation, andMigration; 2.: Gang Crime Patterns; 3.: Six Major Gang Control Programs; PartTwo; 4.: Individual Level Context: Risk Factors for Joining Gangs; 5.: Gang Structures and Group Processes; 6.: Community Contexts; Part Three; 7.: Multiple Goals for Gang Control Programs and Policies; 8.: A Model for Policy Choices; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-974289-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 29/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés