The youth gang problem : a community approach /
A systematic and comparative analysis of youth gangs and the youth gang problem in the United States, this book deals with hands-on issues of policy and programs, describing the strategies and techniques for dealing with gangs employed by criminal justice organizations, social agencies, schools, emp...
| Основен автор: | Spergel, Irving A. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
1995.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=143877 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Youth gang problem. |
Съдържание:
- Introduction : comparative and historical perspectives
- Research limitations : data sources and definitions
- Scope and seriousness of the gang problem
- Gangs, drugs, and violence
- Gang member demographics and gang subcultures
- The structure of the gang
- The gang member experience
- The ecological context
- Youth gangs and organized crime
- Theoretical perspectives
- Planning for youth gang control and violence reduction
- Criminal justice system : the police
- Prosecution, defense, and the judiciary
- Probation, corrections, and parole
- after care
- Social intervention
- Social opportunities : education and jobs
- Local community mobilization and evolving national policy.