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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Другие авторы: Kontos, Louis, Brotherton, David, Barrios, Luis
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: New York : Columbia University Press ©2003.
Online-ссылка:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/kont12140
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Итог: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.
Объем:1 online resource (xvi, 352 pages) : illustrations
Библиография:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0585471266
9780585471266
9780231507516
0231507518
0231121415
9780231121415
0231121407
9780231121408