Title: Gangs in court /
Authors: Yablonsky, Lewis.
Publisher: Lawyers & Judges Pub. Co.,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Gangs United States; Evidence, Expert United States.; Criminal justice, Administration of United States; Juvenile delinquency United States
Contents: Introduction: my personal-professional journey into the world of criminal gangs -- A brief history of American gangs in the criminal justice system -- General characteristics of contemporary criminal street gangs -- Gang racial issues: Chicano, Black, White power, and Asian gangs in and out of prison -- Summary and analysis of the social and psychological factors that are the foundation for my opinions and testimony as an expert witness -- Gangs and the death penalty -- The viewpoint of the prosecutor.