02881nam 22006374a 450 991095901210332120251117115559.01-280-36125-597866103612501-59332-033-7(CKB)111087028316778(OCoLC)614582607(CaPaEBR)ebrary10044289(SSID)ssj0000129672(PQKBManifestationID)11147528(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129672(PQKBWorkID)10100207(PQKB)10223113(MiAaPQ)EBC3016705(Au-PeEL)EBL3016705(CaPaEBR)ebr10044289(CaONFJC)MIL36125(OCoLC)52872038(BIP)46018146(EXLCZ)9911108702831677820020315d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrContemporary gangs an organizational analysis /Deborah Lamm WeiselNew York LFB Scholarly Pub.20021 online resource (234 p.) Criminal justiceBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-931202-30-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-224) and index.Intro -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 Understanding Gangs: Contributions Of Research And Theory -- 3 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH -- 4 ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURES OF FOUR GANGS -- 5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.Contemporary gangs are persistent despite efforts to control them. Theories of gangs explain the emergence of gangs but offer little insight into their persistence and growth. Weisel examined the organizational characteristics of four criminal gangs. Although large gangs appear disorganized, they are not ephemeral groups. Instead the gangs feature characteristics of organic-adaptive organizations rather than hierarchical or bureaucratic organizations. As such, these gangs feature blended goals, shared decision making, a structure based on subdivisions, and a generalist orientation. Such features promote efficiency in a highly volatile environment and contribute to increases in the size and number of contemporary gangs in America.Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)GangsUnited StatesCase studiesGangsIllinoisChicagoCase studiesGangsCaliforniaSan DiegoCase studiesGangsGangsGangs364.1/06/6Weisel Deborah Lamm1113172MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959012103321Contemporary gangs4477902UNINA