Youth Gangs in American Society
- ISBN-10
- 1285414594
- ISBN-13
- 9781285414591
- Series
- Youth Gangs in American Society
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-06-25
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning
- Authors
- Randall G. Shelden, William B. Brown, Sharon K. Tracy
Description
This comprehensive and widely respected survey of the literature on gangs and gang activities in America includes theoretical perspectives on why gangs exist, gang typologies, descriptions of gang activities, and various intervention strategies for dealing with gangs. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
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