Community and institutional responses to the youth gang problem : case studies based on field visits and other materials / / by Irving A. Spergel [and four others]
| Community and institutional responses to the youth gang problem : case studies based on field visits and other materials / / by Irving A. Spergel [and four others] |
| Autore | Spergel Irving A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Ill. : , : National Youth Gang Suppression and Intervention Project, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, , 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Gangs - United States
Social work with youth - United States Social work with juvenile delinquents - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Community and institutional responses to the youth gang problem |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910707497203321 |
Spergel Irving A.
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| Chicago, Ill. : , : National Youth Gang Suppression and Intervention Project, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, , 1990 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The youth gang problem : a community approach / / Irving A. Spergel
| The youth gang problem : a community approach / / Irving A. Spergel |
| Autore | Spergel Irving A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (363 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.1/06/0973 |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Gangs - United States
Juvenile delinquency - United States Juvenile delinquents - United States |
| 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 | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910956999603321 |
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| New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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