Street gang patterns and policies [[electronic resource] /] / Malcolm W. Klein and Cheryl L. Maxson

• Autore: Klein Malcolm W
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.1/06/60973
• Soggetto topico: Gangs - United States; Gangs - United States - Prevention; Juvenile delinquency - United States - Prevention
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MaxsonCheryl Lee
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-296) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Street Gang Patterns and Policies"" provides a crucial update and critical examination of knowledge about gangs and major gang control programs across the nation. Malcolm Klein and Cheryl Maxson here focus on gang proliferation, migration, and crime patterns, and highlight known risk factors that lead to youths joining gangs and to gang formation within communities. Dispelling long-standing assumptions that the public - and the media and law enforcement - have about street gangs, they present a comprehensive overview of how gangs are organized and structured. The authors assess the major gan
• Titolo autorizzato: Street gang patterns and policies
• ISBN: 0-19-803689-2; 1-4294-0275-X; 0-19-974289-8; 1-280-55895-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465108203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in crime and public policy.