Gangs: Opposing Viewpoints
- ISBN-10
- 0737705094
- ISBN-13
- 9780737705096
- Series
- Gangs
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 170
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
- Author
- Laura K. Egendorf
Description
Gathers articles and essays offering different views on factors that influence gang behavior, the extent of the problem, and the role of the criminal justice system and other social institutions in controlling gangs.
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