Gangs in America, C. Ronald Huff, editor

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Gangs in America, C. Ronald Huff, editor

Statement of responsibility

C. Ronald Huff, editor

Instantiates

• Gangs in America

Publication

• Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications, ©1996

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-298) and index

Carrier category

volume

Carrier category code

• nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

Introduction / C. Ronald Huff -- Defining gang homicide : an updated look at member and motive approaches / Cheryl L. Maxson, Malcolm W. Klein -- Estimating the national scope of gang crime from law enforcement data / G. David Curry, Richard A. Ball, Scott H. Decker -- Gangs, drugs, and neighborhood change / Jeffrey Fagan -- The criminal behavior of gang members and nongang at-risk youth / C. Ronald Huff -- Breaking the bonds of membership : leaving the gang / Scott H. Decker, Janet L. Lauritsen -- Exploring the differences between gang and nongang prisoners / Paige Ralph [and others] -- Southern California gangs : comparative ethnicity and social control / James Diego Vigil, Steve C. Yun -- Gang violence in Chinatown / Ko-lin Chin -- Girls, delinquency, and gang membership / Meda Chesney-Lind, Randall G. Shelden, Karen A. Joe -- What happens to girls in the gang? / Joan W. Moore, John M. Hagedorn -- Personal, gang, and community careers / James F. Short, Jr. -- The gang in the community / Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh -- The community response to gangs. Section A : Organizing the community response in Aurora, Colorado / William K. Atkinson, II ; Section B : Gang reduction efforts by the task force on violent crime in Cleveland, Ohio / Michael L. Walker, Linda M. Schmidt ; Section C : Gang development and strategies in schools and suburban communities / Kenneth S. Trump

Dimensions

24 cm.

Edition

2nd ed.

Extent

xxvii, 322 pages

Isbn

9780761902027

Lccn

96009988

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unmediated

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rdamedia

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• n

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illustrations, maps

Record ID

99186859440001161

System control number

• (OCoLC)34413463
• (OCoLC)ocm34413463