| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 346 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-336) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : comparative and historical perspectives -- Research limitations : data sources and definitions -- Scope and seriousness of the gang problem -- Gangs, drugs, and violence -- Gang member demographics and gang subcultures -- The structure of the gang -- The gang member experience -- The ecological context -- Youth gangs and organized crime -- Theoretical perspectives -- Planning for youth gang control and violence reduction -- Criminal justice system : the police -- Prosecution, defense, and the judiciary -- Probation, corrections, and parole--after care -- Social intervention -- Social opportunities : education and jobs -- Local community mobilization and evolving national policy. |
| Summary |
A systematic and comparative analysis of youth gangs and the youth gang problem in the United States, this book deals with hands-on issues of policy and programs, describing the strategies and techniques for dealing with gangs employed by criminal justice organizations, social agencies, schools, employment programs, and grass-roots organizations. Spergel combines empirical research, first-hand experience, and a solid theoretical base to expose the causes of the gang problem. Importantly, he recommends strategies that deal with gangs at a community level, using both local and national interests and resources to provide gang members with structured social and economic opportunities. He suggests a variety of specific techniques for dealing with the problem and shows how and why existing strategies have gone wrong. A practical and testable approach to a serious social problem, The Youth Gang Problem is a must-read for government officials, researchers, university instructors, and for anyone concerned with the gang problem and how to alleviate it. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gangs -- United States.
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Gangs. |
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United States. |
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Juvenile delinquency -- United States.
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Juvenile delinquency. |
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Juvenile delinquents -- United States.
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Juvenile delinquents. |
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020.
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United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
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Social policy. |
| Chronological Term |
1993- |
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Since 1980 |
| Indexed Term |
Delinquency |
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United States |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Spergel, Irving A. Youth gang problem. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995 9780195070668 (DLC) 94008227 (OCoLC)29951955 |
| ISBN |
9780195092035 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0195092031 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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1423740602 (electronic book) |
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9781423740605 (electronic book) |
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9780195070668 (cloth) |
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0195070666 (cloth) |
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1280441771 |
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9781280441776 |
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0195070666 (cloth) |
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