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Code of the Street: Violent Youths & Gangs (Law, Crime and Law Enforcement) - Hardcover

 
9781617618864: Code of the Street: Violent Youths & Gangs (Law, Crime and Law Enforcement)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1617618861 ISBN 13: 9781617618864
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2011

Synopsis

For several decades, researchers have studied the race/violence relationship. A number of explanations have been put forth to clarify the forces at play behind this relationship. Elijah Anderson, a professor of sociology currently at Yale University, presents a compelling argument for the high rates of violence among African-American adolescents. In his "code of the street" thesis, Anderson argues that the economic disadvantage, social dislocation and racial discrimination encountered by some African-American adolescents foster deviant, anti-social attitudes (ie: a street code) and developmental pathways that are related to violent behaviour. This book explores the research into the validity of the "code of the street" theory.

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Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1617618861
ISBN 13 
9781617618864
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
142
Editor
Zimmer Brenden M