Youth Gangs in American Society ( CRJ )

Publication series ：CRJ

Author： Randall G. Shelden;Sharon K. Tracy;William B. Brown  

Publisher： Cengage‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: 9781285303871

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781133049562

Subject： D917 犯罪学;G40 pedagogy

Keyword： 犯罪学,教育学

Language： ENG

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This widely respected text provides an accurate, thoughtful, dispassionate analysis of the realities of gangs in America, bringing together a broad body of evidence that guides readers through the important aspects of the study of gangs.教学资源：PPT、教师手册、题库。 教学资源目前仅能提供给老师，获取方式如下： 1. 邮箱获取：将教辅需求发邮件至asia.infochina@cengage.com 2. 电话获取：010-83435111 3. 微信获取：关注我们的公众号，会由客服人员答疑解惑 公众号名称：圣智教育服务中心 微信号：Cengage_Learning 4. QQ获取：加入我们的QQ群 群名称：圣智教育服务中心 群号：658668132

Chapter

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Introduction

A Brief History of Gangs

The Growth of Gangs:A Focus on Los Angeles,Milwaukee,and Chicago

Summary

Notes

1 What Is a Gang and How Many Are There?

What Is a Gang?

Chicago's Use of Descriptors to Define Gang-Related Crime

How Many Gangs and Gang Members Are There?

Gang Migration

Summary

Notes

2 What Do Gangs and Gang Members Look Like?

A Word of Caution

An Overview of Gang Structures

Illustrations of Gang Typologies

Natonal-Level Gangs

Ethnic and Racial Typologies of Gangs

Gang Members as Victims and Victimizers

Summary

Notes

3 The Gang Subculture

The Nature and Origins of and Socialization into the Gang Subculture

Joining a Gang

Leaving the Gang

A Case Example of the Gang Subculture:The Code of the Streets

Social Control in the Gang

Gang Graffiti and Tattoos

Summary

Notes

4 Criminal Activities of Gangs

How Much Crime Do Gang Members Commit?

Gang Violence

Gangs and Drugs

Limitations of Skolnick's Study and Some Counter-Evidence

Summary

Notes

5 Girls and Gangs

Trends in Girl Gang Membership

Criminal Activities of Girls in Gangs

Moving Beyond the Stereotypes:The Social Context of Girl Gangs

Summary

Notes

6 Adult Gangs

Introduction

Prison Gangs

Biker Gangs

Summary

Notes

7 Why Are There Gangs?

The Theory of Deterrence

Sociological Theories

Summary

Notes

8 Gangs in Context:Inequality in American Society

Some Introductory Comments

The Capitalist Economic System

The Development of the Underclass

How These Changes Relate to the Growth in Gangs

Summary

Notes

9 Legal Responses to the Gang Problem

Introduction

The Legal Response to Youth Gangs

Summary

Notes

10 Community and National Intervention Strategies

Introduction

The Need for a New Paradigm

Gangs Are Not Just Criminal Justice Problems

Types of Intervention Strategies

A Risk-Focused Approach

Components of Successful Programs

Broad-Based National Strategies

Summary

Notes

11 Conclusions

Some Final Words

Notes

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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