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Author Jacobs, Bruce A. (Bruce Abel), 1968-

Title Street justice : retaliation in the criminal underworld / Bruce A. Jacobs, Richard Wright.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 154 pages).
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series Cambridge studies in criminology
Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) and index.
Contents Background and methods -- The retaliatory ethic -- A typology of criminal retaliation -- Gender and retaliation (with Christopher Mullins) -- Imperfect retaliation -- Retaliation in perspective.
Summary Street criminals live in a dangerous world, but they cannot rely on the criminal justice system to protect them from predation by fellow lawbreakers; they often use retaliation as a mechanism for deterring and responding to victimization. This explores retaliation from the perspective of those who have experienced it first hand.
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Subject Gangs -- Missouri -- Saint Louis.
Gangs.
Missouri -- Saint Louis.
Vendetta -- Missouri -- Saint Louis.
Vendetta.
Revenge.
Revenge.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Wright, Richard, 1951-
Other Form: Print version: Jacobs, Bruce A. (Bruce Abel), 1968- Street justice. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 (DLC) 2005024200
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