Studying youth gangs / edited by James F. Short, Jr. and Lorine A. Hughes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Short, James F., Jr., 1924-2018.

Hughes, Lorine A., 1974-

Series:

Violence prevention and policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gangs.

Youth and violence.

Physical Description:

xi, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, [2006]

Summary:

This absorbing new collection is an introduction to the study of gangs how we define them, what we know and kno't know about gangs. The authors offer both a domestic and international view of processes of delinquency and gang formation and identity. It is an ideal text for criminal justice, sociology and social work, and a resource for law enforcement, probation and parole practitioners, and public defenders.

Contents:

Preface / James F. Short, Jr., and Lorine A. Hughes

Why study gangs? An intellectual journey / James F. Short, Jr.

Are "gang" studies dangerous? Youth violence, local context, and the problem of reification / Mercer L. Sullivan

Studying youth gangs: the importance of context / Lorine A. Hughes

The gang facilitation effect and neighborhood risk: do gangs have a stronger influence on delinquency in disadvantaged areas? / Gina Penly Hall, Terence P. Thornberry, and Alan J. Lizotte

Neighborhood effects on street gang behavior / Andrew V. Papachristos and David S. Kirk

Youth gang social dynamics and social network analysis: applying degree centrality measures to assess the nature of gang boundaries / Mark S. Fleisher

Social network analysis and gang research: theory and methods / Andrew V. Papachristos

A public health model for studying youth gangs / Bill Sanders and Stephen E. Lankenau

The value of comparisons in street gang research / Malcolm W. Klein

Hate groups or street gangs? The emergence of racist skinheads / Pete Simi

Youth gang research in Australia / Rob White

The global impact of gangs / John M. Hagedorn

Gang membership and community corrections populations: characteristics and recidivism rates relative to other offenders / David E. Olson and Brendan D. Dooley

The comprehensive, community-wide gang program model: success and failure / Irving A. Spergel, Kwai Ming Wa, and Rolando Villarreal Sosa

Moving gang research forward / James F. Short, Jr., and Lorine A. Hughes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-267) and index.

ISBN:

0759109389

0759109397

OCLC:

62755548

Publisher Number:

9780759109384

9780759109391