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Title:
Gangs in America's communities / James C. Howell, National Youth Gang Center, Elizabeth Griffiths, Rutgers University.
Author:
Howell, James C., author.

Griffiths, Elizabeth A., author.
Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2019]
Call Number:
HV6439.U5 H679 2019
Edition:
Third edition.
ISBN:
9781544300221
Physical Description:
xxiii, 366 pages ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Revised edition of the authors' Gangs in America's communities, [2016].
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- History of gangs in the united states -- Myths and realities of youth gangs -- Defining gangs and gang members -- General macro-level theories and modern-day applications -- Micro-level theories : developmental life course pathways and other micro-level explanations for gang involvement -- Girls and gangs -- National gang problem trends : 1996 to 2012 -- Urban gangs and violence -- What works : prevention -- What works : intervention and suppression -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
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