Street gangs
By: by Paul Almonte and Theresa Desmond.
Contributors: Desmond, Theresa.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Update; Update (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Crestwood House; Maxwell Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Gangs -- Juvenile literature.; Juvenile delinquency -- Juvenile literature.; Juvenile delinquents -- Juvenile literature.; Youth -- Crimes against -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Gangs.
Description: Provides a view of the problems brought about by street gangs, the reasons why young people join them, and what is being done to combat the rise of gangs and gang-related violence in our society.
Notes: Includes index.