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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465108203321

Autore

Klein Malcolm W

Titolo

Street gang patterns and policies [[electronic resource] /] / Malcolm W. Klein and Cheryl L. Maxson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-803689-2

1-4294-0275-X

0-19-974289-8

1-280-55895-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Studies in crime and public policy

Altri autori (Persone)

MaxsonCheryl Lee

Disciplina

364.1/06/60973

Soggetti

Gangs - United States

Gangs - United States - Prevention

Juvenile delinquency - United States - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-296) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Gang prevalence, proliferation, and migration -- Gang crime patterns -- Six major gang control programs -- Individual level context : risk factors for joining gangs -- Gang structures and group processes -- Community contexts -- Multiple goals for gang control programs and policies -- A model for policy choices.

Sommario/riassunto

""Street Gang Patterns and Policies"" provides a crucial update and critical examination of knowledge about gangs and major gang control programs across the nation. Malcolm Klein and Cheryl Maxson here focus on gang proliferation, migration, and crime patterns, and highlight known risk factors that lead to youths joining gangs and to gang formation within communities. Dispelling long-standing assumptions that the public - and the media and law enforcement - have about street gangs, they present a comprehensive overview of how gangs are organized and structured. The authors assess the major gan