num_pages: 400
description: Argues that gangs sometimes play a positive role in inner-city life, explains how they are formed and organized, and looks at the often close ties between gangs and politicians
language: English
title: Islands in the Street: Gangs and American Urban Society
titlecomplete: Islands in the Street: Gangs and American Urban Society
genres: Sociology, Psychology
ratings_count: 40
publisher: University of California Press