Gangs and society : alternative perspectives / edited by Louis Kontos, David Brotherton, and Luis Barrios ; photographs, Robert Yager ; photographs, Donna De Cesare.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kontos, Louis, editor.

Brotherton, David, editor.

Barrios, Luis, 1952- editor.

Yager, Robert, photographer.

De Cesare, Donna, photographer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gangs--United States.

Gangs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Chichester, England : Columbia University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Compiled by three leading experts in the psychological, sociological, and criminal justice fields, this volume addresses timely questions from an eclectic range of positions. The product of a landmark conference on gangs, Gangs and Society brings together the work of academics, activists, and community leaders to examine the many functions and faces of gangs today. Analyzing the spread of gangs from New York to Texas to the West Coast, the book covers such topics as the spirituality of gangs, the place of women in gang culture, and the effect on gangs of a variety of educational programs and services for at-risk youth. The final chapter examines the "gang-photography phenomenon" by looking at the functions and politics of different approaches to gang photography and features a photographic essay by Donna DeCesare, an award-winning journalist.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction

PART 1. THEORY AND METHODOLOGY

1. A Note on Social Theory and the American Street Gang / Venkatesh, Sudhir

2. Toward a Typology of Contemporary Mexican American Youth Gangs / Valdez, Avelardo

3. The Negligible Role of Gangs in Drug Distribution in New York City in the 1990s / Curtis, Ric

4. Marginal Youth, Personal Identity, and the Contemporary Gang: Reconstructing the Social World? / Mcdonald, Kevin

PART 2. GANGS AND POLITICS

5. Gangs and the Contemporary Urban Struggle: An Unappreciated Aspect of Gangs / Dichiara, Albert / Chabot, Russell

6. Urban Street Activists: Gang and Community Efforts to Bring Peace and Justice to Los Angeles Neighborhoods / Francisco, Juan / Martínez, Esteva

PART 3. GANGS, AGENCY, AND AT-RISK YOUTH

7. The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation and the Spirituality of Resistance: Agency, Social Cohesion, and Liberating Rituals in the Making of a Street Organization / Barrios, Luis

8. Education in the Reform of Street Organizations in New York City / Brotherton, David C.

PART 4. WOMEN AND GANGS

9. Liberating Yet Limiting: The Paradox of Female Gang Membership / Nurge, Dana

10. Amor de Reina! The Pushes and Pulls of Group Membership among the Latin Queens / Brotherton, David / Salazar-Atias, Camila

PART 5. GANGS AND SOCIAL CONTROL

11. Gangs and the Law / Siegel, Loren

12. The Gang Crackdown in the Prisons of Massachusetts: Arbitrary and Harsh Treatment Can Only Make Matters Worse / Kassel, Phillip

PART 6. GANGS AND PHOTOGRAPHY

13. On the Subject of Gang Photography / Rodríguez, Richard

14. From Civil War to Gang War: The Tragedy of Edgar Bolanos / Decesare, Donna

15. Snapshots of a Movement: The New York Latin Kings and Queens 1996-99 / Hart, Steve / Brotherton, David

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231507516

0231507518

9780585471266

0585471266

OCLC:

827473135