Gangs in America

著者

• Huff, C. Ronald

書誌事項

Gangs in America

edited by C. Ronald Huff

Sage Publications, c1990

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-335) and indexes

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Gangs in America focuses on the historical and cultural perspectives of gangs. There are thought provoking chapters on the relationship between illicit drugs and gang violence and comparisons of the elements of gang membership for various ethnic and racial groups including Hispanics, Asians and Blacks. The book makes policy recommendations designed to stimulate discussion and action. It will prove useful to anybody, from the police to social workers, who has to deal with gangs of any kind.

目次

Foreword and Overview - Albert K Cohen Introduction - C Ronald Huff Two Generations of Gang Research PART ONE: SOCIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE GANG AND THE COMMUNITY Sociological Perspectives on Gangs - Ruth Horowitz Conflicting Definitions and Concepts Emic and Etic Perspectives on Gang Culture - James Diego Vigil and John M Long The Chicano Case PART TWO: DEFINING AND MEASURING GANG VIOLENCE Street Gang Violence - Cheryl L Maxson and Malcolm W Klein Twice as Great, or Half as Great? PART THREE: DIFFUSION, DIVERSITY AND DRUGS Gang Imperialism - Carl S Taylor Cholos and Gangs - James Diego Vigil Culture Change and Street Youth in Los Angeles Chinese Gangs and Extortion - Ko-lin Chin Vietnamese Youth Gangs in Southern California - James Diego Vigil and Steve Chong Yun Female Participation in Gangs - Anne Campbell Social Processes of Deliquency and Drug Use Among Urban Gangs - Jeffrey Fagan PART FOUR: ASSESSING THE CHANGING KNOWLEDGE BASE New Wine in Old Bottles? Change and Continuity in American Gangs - James F Short Back in the Field Again - John M Hagedorn Gang Research in the Nineties PART FIVE: PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES Why the United States Has Failed to Solve Its Youth Gang Problem - Walter B Miller Strategies and Perceived Agency Effectiveness in Dealing with the Youth Gang Problem - Irving A Spergel and G David Curry Denial, Overreaction, and Misidentification - C Ronald Huff A Postcript on Public Policy

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA11614019
• ISBN:
  • 0803938284
  • 0803938292
• LCCN: 90039608
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Newbury Park, Calif.
• ページ数/冊数: 351 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : HV6439.U5
  • DC20 : 364.1/06/0973
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Gangs -- United States