03413nam 2200721uu 450 991095699960332120240912152432.00-19-774351-X1-280-44177-11-4237-4060-20-19-535786-81-60129-999-010.1093/oso/9780195070668.001.0001(CKB)1000000000028744(EBL)241392(OCoLC)475956507(SSID)ssj0000276166(PQKBManifestationID)11206004(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276166(PQKBWorkID)10223242(PQKB)10891913(Au-PeEL)EBL3051892(CaPaEBR)ebr10086884(OCoLC)1406785727(StDuBDS)9780197743515(MiAaPQ)EBC3051892(EXLCZ)99100000000002874419951016e20231995 |y |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe youth gang problem a community approach /Irving A. SpergelNew York ;Oxford University Press,2023.1 online resource (363 p.)Oxford scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 1995.0-19-507066-6 0-19-509203-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Care15. 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 and Discussion of Terms; References; IndexThis systematic analysis of the youth gang problem in the USA focuses on current patterns of gang behaviour, with reference to historical and cross-cultural dimensions. The author integrates his own theory and practices with material on research programmes set up to address the problem.Oxford scholarship online.GangsUnited StatesJuvenile delinquencyUnited StatesJuvenile delinquentsUnited StatesUnited StatesSocial conditions1980-United StatesSocial policy1993-GangsJuvenile delinquencyJuvenile delinquents364.1/06/0973Spergel Irving A.1196377WlAbNLUkStDuBDSZStDuBDSZBOOK9910956999603321The youth gang problem4446019UNINA