Encyclopedia of Gangs
- ISBN-10
- 0313334021
- ISBN-13
- 9780313334023
- Category
- Gangs
- Pages
- 289
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Authors
- David Brotherton, Louis Kontos
Description
Examines gangs throughout the United States in over eighty entries covering topics such as history, the wide range of communities where gangs form, and their increasingly complex lifestyle.
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