A newly revised and expanded edition of Dr. Lewis Yablonsky's
classic study of violent urban gangs. Drawing on "live research"
gathered while he was director of community crime-prevention
program Yablonsky traces the "natural history" of two infamous New
York City gangs. In their own words gang members tell why they
murdered a fifteen-year-old polio victim and describe patterns of
gang organization, leadership, alliances, warfare, and violence.
Yablonsky also discusses programs for dealing with such groups and
offers a new plan for gang control.
In his introduction to his new edition, Dr. Yablonsky outlines
significant parallels between the activities of teen-age gangs and
the rebellious behavior of many of today's young people. There is
also a new and vital chapter in the "patters of violence" that
plague contemporary society.
..". a model of powerful and incisive writing in the field of
sociology.... An important and immensely useful work."
- Los Angeles Times
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!