How Gangs Work

An Ethnography of Youth Violence

J. Densley (Autor)

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XII, 213 Seiten

2013
Palgrave Macmillan UK (Hersteller)
9781137271518 (ISBN)

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Drawing on extensive interviews with gang members, this book provides a vivid portrayal of gang life. Topics include the profiles and motivations of gang members; the processes of gang evolution, organization, and recruitment; gang members' uses of violence, media, and technology and the role of gangs in the drugs trade and organized crime

Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction 1. Gangs and Society 2. Gang Evolution 3. Gang Organization 4. Gangs, Media, and Technology 5. Gang Recruitment 6. Gang Desistance 7. Gang Prevention and Intervention Conclusion Appendix 1: Sample Demographics Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms Bibliography Notes

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.4.2013
Reihe/Serie	St Antony's Series
Zusatzinfo	XII, 213 p.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Crime • Demography • desistance • Drugs • ethnography • Evolution • Gang • Gangs • organization • Violence • Youth
ISBN-13	9781137271518 / 9781137271518
Zustand	Neuware