Gangs

Looks at the issue of gangs, including who joins gangs, why they form, and what can be done to prevent them.

Ross Kemp squares up to the world's hardest streetfighters in Gangs... Across the world millions of people are members of street gangs. In groups they fight, stab, rob, rape and murder anyone who isn'

Street gangs have exploded in popularity worldwide. Tattoos, baggy pants, tagging, gangsta style clothes — this unspoken threat is always just around the corner in most of the world's major citi

Presents a collection of essays exploring varying viewpoints on gangs, discussing such topics as the extent of the problem, why people join them, what should be done to prevent them, and their impact.

Hard man Ross Kemp journeys into dark heart of some of the most notorious gangs on earth in Gangs II. Ross Kemp once again squares up to the world's deadliest gangsters in this breathtaking follow up

Explores the world of protest and counterculture through the work of artists' groups in New York City after 1968. From the Art Workers' Coalition through Art & Language, Colab and Group Materi

Gangs: An Introduction provides a wide-ranging overview ideal for courses on gangs. Opening with a discussion of early research and perspectives from the late 1920s until the early 1970s, the book the

The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and student-friendly text on street gangs. Building on the successful first edition, American Street Gangs, Second Edition is a sharp, insightful analysis o

Profiles gangs and gang leaders from around the world, ranging from such high profile figures as Al Capone and the Kray twins to the lesser-known criminals the Dixie Mafia and Charles Sobhraj.

This absorbing new collection is an introduction to the study of gangs: how we define them, what we know and don't know about gangs. The authors offer both a domestic and international view of process

In Gangs and Organized Crime, George W. Knox, Gregg W. Etter, and Carter F. Smith offer an informed and carefully investigated examination of gangs and organized crime groups, covering street gangs, p

Sociologists, criminologists, and other scholars discuss contemporary issues relating to research on youth gangs. Short (emeritus, Washington State U.) opens the volume with an account of his experien

Gangs in America's Communities, Third Edition blends theory with current research to help you identify essential features associated with youth violence and gangs, as well as apply strategies for gang

Pulling together the most salient, current issues in the field today, The Handbook of Gangs provides a significant assessment by leading scholars of key topics related to gangs, gang members, and resp

Gangs in America's Communities offers a comprehensive, up-to-date, and theoretically grounded approach to gangs and associated youth violence. Authors Dr. James C. Howell and Dr. Elizabeth Griffiths i

‧Each anthology is composed of a wide spectrum of sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields. ‧This unique approach provides students with a concise view of diverge

Violent bank heists, bold train robberies and hardened gangs all tear across the history of the wild west—western Pennsylvania, that is. The region played reluctant host to the likes of the infamous B

In contrast to the pattern of long-standing occidental street gangs modelled in the North American paradigm, new-age gangs have appeared as loosely organized, with a high degree of interchangeability

Working with Gangs and Young People demonstrates how young people can be engaged in a creative and challenging process that explores the costs, gains and consequences of the choices they make around t

Policing Gangs in America describes the assumptions, issues, problems, and events that characterize, shape, and define the police response to gangs in America today. The focus of this 2006 book is on the gang unit officers themselves and the environment in which they work. A discussion of research, statistical facts, theory, and policy with regard to gangs, gang members, and gang activity is used as a backdrop. The book is broadly focused on describing how gang units respond to community gang problems, and answers such questions as: why do police agencies organize their responses to gangs in certain ways? Who are the people who elect to police gangs? How do they make sense of gang members - individuals who spark fear in most citizens? What are their jobs really like? What characterizes their working environment? How do their responses to the gang problem fit with other policing strategies, such as community policing?

Policing Gangs in America describes the assumptions, issues, problems, and events that characterize, shape, and define the police response to gangs in America today. The focus of this 2006 book is on the gang unit officers themselves and the environment in which they work. A discussion of research, statistical facts, theory, and policy with regard to gangs, gang members, and gang activity is used as a backdrop. The book is broadly focused on describing how gang units respond to community gang problems, and answers such questions as: why do police agencies organize their responses to gangs in certain ways? Who are the people who elect to police gangs? How do they make sense of gang members - individuals who spark fear in most citizens? What are their jobs really like? What characterizes their working environment? How do their responses to the gang problem fit with other policing strategies, such as community policing?

This book examines the nature of transnational organized crime and gangs, and how these diverse organizations contribute to violence, especially in so-called fragile states across Central and Latin Am

This book takes students on a guided tour of the gang phenomenon through history, as well as current representations of gangs in literature and media. Author Alistair Fraser brings together gang-liter

This book takes students on a guided tour of the gang phenomenon through history, as well as current representations of gangs in literature and media. Author Alistair Fraser brings together gang-liter

The United States has seen rapid proliferation of youth gangs since 1980. During this period, the number of cities with gang problems increased from an estimated 286 jurisdictions with more than 2,000

This comprehensive and widely respected survey of the literature on gangs and gang activities in America includes theoretical perspectives on why gangs exist, gang typologies, descriptions of gang act

Gangs have long been a social and criminal threat to society. Introduction to Gangs in America explains how gangs are addressed as a criminal justice and public policy problem, providing a student-fri

A thoroughly updated look at the world of gangs, charting their growth and development in the United States and worldwide, as well as the efforts to curb their expanding criminal enterprises.

To introduce secondary school students to social issues, this text explores fictional representations of youth gangs from sociological, psychological, and historical perspectives. Johnson (English, em

A history of gangs in the US is followed by a characterization of gangs, their members, the gang subcultures, criminal activity, and girls' membership and involvement. A variety of reasons for gangs'

The Second Edition of Curry and Decker's Confronting Gangs: Crime and Community integrates new sections on European gangs and prison gangs. In addition, it updates materials from the National Youth Ga

As communities face ever-growing gang-related problems, Gangs in America III provides the most up-to-date information on the diverse perspectives and complex issues that arise in our efforts to under

This book examines the role of religion and spirituality in desistance from crime and disengagement from gangs. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with male gang members and offenders as well as insight