Gangs and society : alternative perspectives /
This volume addresses timely questions from an eclectic range of positions and 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...
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| Médium: | Licensed eBooks |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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New York :
Columbia University Press
©2003.
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| On-line přístup: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/kont12140 |
| Shrnutí: | This volume addresses timely questions from an eclectic range of positions and 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. |
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| Fyzický popis: | 1 online resource (xvi, 352 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585471266 9780585471266 9780231507516 0231507518 0231121415 9780231121415 0231121407 9780231121408 |