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Autore: | Spergel Irving A. |
Titolo: | The youth gang problem : a community approach / / Irving A. Spergel [[electronic resource]] |
Pubblicazione: | New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (363 p.) |
Disciplina: | 364.1/06/0973 |
Soggetto topico: | Gangs - United States |
Juvenile delinquency - United States | |
Juvenile delinquents - United States | |
Soggetto geografico: | United States Social conditions 1980- |
United States Social policy 1993- | |
Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1995. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 Care |
15. 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; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | This 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The youth gang problem |
ISBN: | 0-19-774351-X |
1-280-44177-1 | |
1-4237-4060-2 | |
0-19-535786-8 | |
1-60129-999-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910811028403321 |
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