The youth gang problem : a community approach / / Irving A. Spergel [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Spergel Irving A.
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| Titolo: |
The youth gang problem : a community approach / / Irving A. Spergel [[electronic resource]]
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| 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 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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