The handbook of gangs /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Decker, Scott H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Pyrooz, David (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
• Σειρά: Wiley handbooks in criminology and criminal justice.
• Θέματα: Gangs > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology; Gangs.; Crime.; Gangsters.; Electronic books.; Handbooks and manuals.

"Pulling together the most salient, current issues in the field today, The Handbook of Gangs provides a significant assessment by leading scholars of key topics related to gangs, gang members, and responses to gangs. Chapters cover a wide array of the most prominent issues in the field of gangs...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Logic of Defining Gangs Revisited
• Little Gang Research, Big Gang Research
• Documenting Gang Activity: Intelligence Databases
• Gang Membership in a Developmental and Life-Course Perspective
• Neighborhoods and Street Gangs
• Gangs and Social Learning Theory: What We Know, What We Need to Know, and Why It Matters
• Social Psychology of Gangs: An Intergroup Communication Perspective
• Social Network Analysis and Gangs
• Gangs, Guns, and Violence: Synergistic Effects
• Gangs and Drugs: Connections, Divergence, and Culture
• Gender, Sexuality, and Gangs: Re-envisioning Diversity
• Joining the Gang: A Process of Supply and Demand
• Leaving the Gang: A Review and Thoughts on Future Research
• Micro-Level Processes of the Gang
• Street Gangs, Terrorists, Drug Smugglers, and Organized Crime: What's the Difference?
• Police Gang Units and Effective Gang Violence Reduction
• Gangs in Correctional Institutions
• Legislative Approaches to Addressing Gangs and Gang-Related Crime
• The Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program: An Evaluator's Perspective
• The OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Strategy: The Comprehensive Gang Model
• The Legacy of Malcolm W. Klein
• The Legacy of Irving A. Spergel
• The Legacy of James F. Short, Jr.
• The Legacy of Walter B. Miller
• Understanding Gangs in Contemporary Latin America
• Understanding European Gangs
• European Responses to Gangs
• Gangs in African, Asian, and Australian Settings.