Gangs: An Introduction provides a wide-ranging overview ideal for
courses on gangs. Opening with a discussion of early research and
perspectives from the late 1920s until the early 1970s, the book
then moves on to cover sociological and legal definitions of gangs;
daily life and risk and protective factors; race and immigration;
female gang members; drug use and selling; violence and
victimization; the cultural criminology of gangs; theories on gangs
and gang behaviors; desistance; suppression, intervention, and
prevention; and more. FEATURES * A focus on theories of gangs,
rather than on criminological theories * Original contributions to
the gang literature * An emphasis on evidence-based practices *
Examples of real-life court cases * Interview excerpts from gang
members, drawn from the author's research *Media Check! sections in
each chapter featuring examples from movies, documentaries, TV
shows, and music
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