| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (315 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Comparative perspectives on street gangs -- 2. Street gangs in the United States -- 3. Street gangs in Europe -- 4. Street gangs in the western hemisphere : Canada, and Central and South America -- 5. Street gangs in Russia and eastern Europe -- 6. Street gangs in Asia -- 7. Street gangs in Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and the Pacific Islands -- 8. Closing observations on street gangs throughout the world -- References -- Author index -- Subject index. |
| Summary |
This updated and expanded new edition continues the theme of the first edition of emphasizing the substantial growth of street gangs throughout the world. Although a substantial amount of research on street gangs has been conducted in recent decades, much of it has focused on the United States. This book summarizes much of the research being conducted in many other countries where the street gang phenomenon is currently developing, which includes poverty, the retreat of the state, increasing income inequality, urbanization, population growth, exploitation, marginalization, underground economie. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gangs -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Gangs. |
| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Electronic books -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780398079062 |
| ISBN |
9780398079703 (electronic book) |
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0398079706 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
3329499 |
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