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UNINA9910823676503321 |
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Autore |
Chin Ko-lin |
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Titolo |
Chinatown gangs : extortion, enterprise, and ethnicity |
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New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771861-2 |
1-280-53525-3 |
9786610535255 |
0-19-802627-7 |
0-19-535046-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in crime and public policy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chinese American gangs - New York (State) - New York |
Chinese American teenagers - New York (State) - New York |
Chinese American criminals - New York (State) - New York |
Extortion - New York (State) - New York |
Chinatown (New York, N.Y.) Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 1996. |
Previously issued in print: 2000. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-225) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Research Strategies and Methods; 3 Severity of Gang Victimization; 4 Patterns of Gang Extortion; 5 Victim Reactions to Gang Extortion; 6 Gang Characteristics; 7 Gang Violence; 8 The Gang as an Enterprise; 9 Controlling Chinese Gangs; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This systematic study of New York City's Chinatown gangs uses first-hand data collected from a substantial number of gang victims, gang members, community leaders and law enforcement authorities. |
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