Contemporary gangs : an organizational analysis / / Deborah Lamm Weisel

• Autore: Weisel Deborah Lamm
• Pubblicazione: New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.1/06/6
• Soggetto topico: Gangs - United States; Gangs - Illinois - Chicago; Gangs - California - San Diego
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-224) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Contemporary gangs
• ISBN: 1-280-36125-5; 9786610361250; 1-59332-033-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910959012103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)