INDICE: *New to the Third Edition; Section I: Defining and Understanding Gangs; 1. Defining and Researching Gangs, Robert J. Bursik Jr. and Harold G. Grasmick; 2. The History of Gang Research, Scott H. Decker and Barrik Van Winkle; *3. A Multiple Marginality Framework of Gangs, James Diego Vigil; *4. Antecedents of Gang Membership, Terence P. Thornberry, Marvin D. Krohn, Alan J. Lizotte, Carolyn A. Smith, and Kimberly Tobin; *5. Getting Into Gangs, Jody Miller; *6. Leaving the Gang, Scott H. Decker and Janet L. Lauritsen; Section II: Distribution and Structures of Gangs; *7. Recent Patterns of Gang Problems in the United States: Results From the 1996-2002 National Youth Gang Survey, Arlen Egley Jr., James C. Howell, and Aline K. Major ; *8. The Evolution of Street Gangs: An Examination of Form and Variation, Deborah Lamm Weisel ; *9. Street Gangs: A Cross-National Perspective, Malcolm W. Klein ; 10. Gang Members on the Move, Cheryl L. Maxson ; 11. Inside the Fremont Hustlers, Mark S. Fleisher ; 12.The Working Gang, Felix Padilla ; *13. An Overview of the Challenge of PrisonGangs, Mark S. Fleisher and Scott H. Decker ; Section III: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Gangs; 14. Race and Gender Differences Between Gang and Nongang Youth: Results From a Multi-Site Study, Finn-Aage Esbensen and L. Thomas Winfree Jr. ; 15. Chinese Gangs and Extortion, Ko-Lin Chin ; *16. Patterns of EthnicViolence in a Frankfurt Street Gang, Hermann Tertilt ; *17. Female Gangs: A Focus on Research, Joan Moore and John Hagedorn ; *18. The Impact of Sex Composition on Gangs and Gang Member Delinquency, Dana Peterson, Jody Miller, and Finn-Aage Esbensen ; Section IV: Gangs, Violence, and Drugs; 19. Membership in Youth Gangs and Involvement in Serious and Violent Offending, Terence P. Thornberry ; *20. Gang Involvement and Delinquency in a Middle School Population, G.David Curry, Scott H. Decker, and Arlen Egley Jr.; *21. Situations of Violence in the Lives of Girl Gang Members, Geoffrey Hunt and Karen Joe-Laidler ; 22.Defining Gang Homicide: An Updated Look at Member and Motive Approaches, Cheryl L. Maxson and Malcolm W. Klein ; *23. Gang Homicide in LA, 1981-2001, George Tita and Allan Abrahamse ; 24. Street Gang Crime in Chicago, Carolyn RebeccaBlock and Richard Block ; *25. 'Getting High and Getting By': Dimensions of Drug Selling Behaviors Among American Mexican Gang Members in South Texas, Avelardo Valdez and Stephen J. Sifaneck ; Section V: Programs and Policies; 26. Public Policy Responses to Gangs: Evaluating the Outcomes, Noelle E. Fearn, Scott H. Decker, and G. David Curry ; 27. G-Dog and the Homeboys, Celeste Fremon ;*28. New Approaches to the Strategic Prevention of Gang and Group-Involved Violence, Anthony A. Braga, David M. Kennedy, and George E. Tita ; *29. A Study of Police Gang Units in Six Cities, Vincent J. Webb and Charles M. Katz
- ISBN: 978-0-19-533066-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 424
- Fecha Publicación: 25/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés