02588nam 2200625I 450 991097356660332120230725060945.0978143988566614398856649780429251337042925133597814398694751439869472(CKB)3710000000391278(EBL)1449359(SSID)ssj0001459124(PQKBManifestationID)12537885(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001459124(PQKBWorkID)11456281(PQKB)11531597(Au-PeEL)EBL1449359(CaPaEBR)ebr11166303(OCoLC)908077859(OCoLC)958798866(FINmELB)ELB143706(MiAaPQ)EBC1449359(EXLCZ)99371000000039127820180611d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIntroduction to gangs in America /by Ronald M. Holmes, Richard Tewksbury and George HigginsFirst edition.Boca Raton, FL :CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,2011.1 online resource (162 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781439869451 1439869456 Includes bibliographical references.Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. Gangs; 2. Gangs and Homicide; 3. Gangs and Police; 4. Gangs and Schools; 5. Motorcycle Gangs; 6. The Outlaws Motorcycle Gang; 7. The Pagans Motorcycle Club; 8. The Bandidos Motorcycle Club; 9. The Hell's Angels; 10. Women in Gangs; 11. Prison Gangs; 12. Gang Policy; ReferencesGangs have long been a social and criminal threat to society. Introduction to Gangs in America explains how gangs are addressed as a criminal justice and public policy problem, providing a student-friendly, easily accessible, concise overview of the role, place, structure, and activities of gangs in American society. The book describes what gangs are, what differentiates them from each other, how they share similarities, and how they fit into contemporary American culture.GangsUnited StatesGangs364.10660973Holmes Ronald M.280750Higgins GeorgeTewksbury Richard A.FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910973566603321Introduction to gangs in America4328394UNINA