Teen gangs : a global view / edited by Maureen P. Duffy and Scott Edward Gillig.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duffy, Maureen P.

Gillig, Scott Edward.

Series:

World view of social issues.

A world view of social issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gangs--Cross-cultural studies.

Gangs.

Juvenile delinquency--Cross-cultural studies.

Juvenile delinquency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Teen gangs are a hot issue in the United States. This volume shows the international scope of the phenomenon today. Gang activity in 14 countries, including the United States, is discussed within the larger framework of social and economic conditions. Each chapter explains the nature of the gang activity in that country; touches on the causes, such as poverty, marginalization, and self-identity problems; and heavily emphasizes the responses, including education and community-based intervention. Students and researchers will find a wealth of current information on teen gangs to mine and use for

Contents:

Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: A GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF THE ISSUES OF AND RESPONSES TO TEEN GANGS; 1 AUSTRALIA; 2 THE BAHAMAS; 3 GREAT BRITAIN; 4 HONDURAS; 5 IRELAND; 6 ISRAEL; 7 ITALY; 8 JAMAICA; 9 MALAYSIA; 10 PAPUA NEW GUINEA; 11 PUERTO RICO; 12 TAIWAN; 13 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; 14 THE UNITED STATES; Index; About the Editors and Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216023678

9786610926589

9781280926587

1280926589

9780313052835

0313052832

OCLC:

61164381

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798216023678