02294nam 22005294a 450 991082041360332120240410131341.001980368929780198036890(MiAaPQ)EBC7039047(CKB)24235081600041(MiAaPQ)EBC281238(Au-PeEL)EBL281238(CaPaEBR)ebr10160591(CaONFJC)MIL55895(OCoLC)71794293(EXLCZ)992423508160004120050816d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStreet gang patterns and policies[electronic resource] /Malcolm W. Klein and Cheryl L. Maxson1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press2006viii, 310 p. ill., mapsStudies in crime and public policyIncludes bibliographical references (p. 277-296) and index.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.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.Studies in crime and public policy.GangsUnited StatesGangsUnited StatesPreventionJuvenile delinquencyUnited StatesPreventionGangsGangsPrevention.Juvenile delinquencyPrevention.364.1/06/60973Klein Malcolm W276294Maxson Cheryl Lee276295MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910820413603321Street gang patterns and policies4045872UNINA