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Street gang patterns and policies / Malcolm W. Klein and Cheryl L. Maxson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Klein, Malcolm W.
- Series:
- Studies in crime and public policy.
- Studies in crime and public policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gangs--United States.
- Gangs.
- Gangs--United States--Prevention.
- Juvenile delinquency--United States--Prevention.
- Juvenile delinquency.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 310 p. : ill., maps.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- Street Gang Patterns and Policies provides a crucial update and critical examination of knowledge about gangs and major gang control programs across the nation. Filling an important gap in the literature on street gangs and social control, this book is a must-read for criminologists, social workers, policy makers, and criminal justice practitioners.
- Contents:
- Gang prevalence, proliferation, and migration
- Gang crime patterns
- Six major gang control programs
- Individual level context : risk factors for joining gangs
- Gang structures and group processes
- Community contexts
- Multiple goals for gang control programs and policies
- A model for policy choices.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-296) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780198036890
- 0198036892
- 9780199943340
- 0199943346
- 9781280558955
- 1280558954
- 9780199742899
- 0199742898
- 9780199890101
- 0199890102
- 9781429402750
- 142940275X
- OCLC:
- 71794293
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