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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820413603321

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

0198036892

9780198036890

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

viii, 310 p. : ill., maps

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

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. 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.