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xiv, 344 pages : 24 cm This comprehensive survey of the literature on gangs and gang activities in America includes theoretical perspectives on why gangs exist, gang typologies, descriptions of gang activities, and various intervention strategies for dealing with gangs. -- Google Books Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-322) and index Foreword / Todd Clear -- Preface -- 1. Introduction : a brief history of gangs -- The recent growth of gangs : a focus on Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Chicago -- Los Angeles gangs -- Milwaukee gangs -- Chicago gangs -- Some concluding thoughts on the recent growth of gangs -- What is a gang? -- Chicago's use of descriptors to gang-related crime -- Stereotypes of gangs -- How many gangs and gang members are there? -- Gang migration -- Are there gangs in rural areas? -- Summary -- Notes -- 2. What do gangs and gang members look like? -- A word of caution -- An overview of gang structures -- Illustrations of gang typologies -- Types of gangs -- Types of gang members -- The supergangs of Chicago : people and folks -- Hybrid gangs -- Ethnic and racial typologies of gangs -- Chicano gangs -- Asian gangs -- African-American gangs -- White gangs --

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Author

Shelden, Randall G., 1943-, Tracy, Sharon K; Brown, William B. (William Bud), 1945-

Publisher

Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780534615697

Category

law

Subjects

Social Science, Law, Social_sciences

Rating

4.5 / 5 (79 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14