LEADER 03033nam 22005175 450 001 9911057014703321 005 20260119120407.0 010 $a3-032-14238-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-032-14238-2 035 $a(CKB)44989447800041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32504423 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32504423 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-032-14238-2 035 $a(EXLCZ)9944989447800041 100 $a20260119d2026 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGang Networks and the Evolving Security Threat Landscape, Volume 1 $eGang Variability, Gang Transformation and the Threat Multiplier of Gang Networks /$fby Ryan J. Roberts 205 $a1st ed. 2026. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2026. 215 $a1 online resource (265 pages) 225 1 $aLaw and Criminology Series 311 08$a3-032-14237-7 327 $aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Fuzzy Logic of Gang Definitions -- Chapter 3. Conceptualizing the Gang Threat: Group Process, Motivation, & Goal Setting -- Chapter 4. The Gang Interaction Space and Network Facilitators -- Chapter 5. Gangs as Complex Adaptive Systems: Analyzing the Patterns of Gang Origins and Transformation -- Chapter 6. Conclusion. 330 $aThis volume offers a comprehensive, research-based analysis of gang transformation in the context of globalization, technological change, and shifting socio-political environments. Taking the group as the core unit of analysis, it traces the evolution of gangs from loosely affiliated youth collectives engaged in local conflict to complex, network-oriented criminal organizations operating across national and transnational boundaries. It identifies three key facilitators of modern gang networks: group processes, outgroup embeddedness, and interaction space. The volume also examines how fragile states, digital technologies, and global mobility contribute to the expansion of gang influence. Gang networks are framed as threat multipliers?destabilizing institutions, challenging law enforcement, and undermining state integrity. As the foundational entry in a three-volume series, Volume 1 is a critical resource for criminal justice researchers and law enforcement professionals seeking to understand the structural dynamics of gang networks and their implications for security and governance. 410 0$aLaw and Criminology Series 606 $aCriminology 606 $aGangs 606 $aCrime Control and Security 606 $aGangs 615 0$aCriminology. 615 0$aGangs. 615 14$aCrime Control and Security. 615 24$aGangs. 676 $a364.4 700 $aRoberts$b Ryan J$01890045 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911057014703321 996 $aGang Networks and the Evolving Security Threat Landscape, Volume 1$94531627 997 $aUNINA