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UNINA9910811028403321 |
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Autore |
Spergel Irving A. |
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Titolo |
The youth gang problem : a community approach / / Irving A. Spergel |
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New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-774351-X |
1-280-44177-1 |
1-4237-4060-2 |
0-19-535786-8 |
1-60129-999-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (363 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gangs - United States |
Juvenile delinquency - United States |
Juvenile delinquents - United States |
United States Social conditions 1980- |
United States Social policy 1993- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1995. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Introduction: Comparative and Historical Perspectives; 2. Research Limitations: Data Sources and Definitions; 3. Scope and Seriousness of the Gang Problem; 4. Gangs, Drugs, and Violence; 5. Gang Member Demographics and Gang Subcultures; 6. The Structure of the Gang; 7. The Gang Member Experience; 8. The Ecological Context; 9. Youth Gangs and Organized Crime; 10. Theoretical Perspectives; 11. Planning for Youth Gang Control and Violence Reduction; 12. Criminal Justice System: The Police; 13. Prosecution, Defense, and the Judiciary; 14. Probation, Corrections, and Parole-After Care |
15. Social Intervention16. Social Opportunities: Education and Jobs; 17. Local Community Mobilization and Evolving National Policy; Appendix A. Community Mobilization/Planning: Selected Structure and Process Summary; Appendix B. Nature and Level of Youth Gang Member Problems to Be Addressed; Appendix C. Selected Strategic Activities/Structures for Particular Settings (Organizations); Glossary |
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