Understanding Street Gangs
Robert K. Jackson; Wesley D. McBride
ISBN 10: 0942728173 ISBN 13: 9780942728170
Published by Wadsworth Pub Co, 2000
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UNDERSTANDING STREET GANGS offers a unique and pioneering approach to the street and prison gang dilemma and provides both local and national perspective. This popular book is used by colleges, universities, and academies, and also for advanced officer training throughout the country. The authors are leading authorities on gang activities. No other book offers such insight or understanding into this escalating threat. It covers causative factors, family structure and profiles, socioeconomic pressures, and drugs. It also defines gangs, membership, structure and organization, communication, and measurements of gang violence, offers perspective on gang activity, and suggests possible solutions.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Understanding Street Gangs
Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket