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Autore |
Klein Malcolm W |
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Titolo |
Street gang patterns and policies [[electronic resource] /] / Malcolm W. Klein and Cheryl L. Maxson |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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viii, 310 p. : ill., maps |
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Collana |
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Studies in crime and public policy |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gangs - United States |
Gangs - United States - Prevention |
Juvenile delinquency - United States - Prevention |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-296) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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