Gangs
By: Peggy Daniels, book editor.
Contributors: Daniels, Peggy.
Series: Issues that concern you
Publisher: Greenhaven
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780737738155
Subjects: Gangs -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gangs are a serious problem / Edward Cohn; title: Gangs affect every part of a community / James C. Howell; title: Gangs create community for members / John Seita; title: Gangs are an urban problem / Howard N. Snyder and Melissa Sickmund; title: Gangs are a suburban and rural problem / Glenn Smith; title: Hip-hop culture promotes gangs / Chip Johnson; title: Hip-hop culture does not promote gangs / Harold M. Clemens; title: The number of girls in gangs is increasing / Mars Eghigian and Katherine Kirby; title: The number of immigrants in gangs is increasing / Domash Shelly Feuer; title: Gang intervention programs are successful / Victor M. Gonzalez, Jr.; title: Gang intervention programs are not successful / Hector Gonzalez; title: Community-based gang intervention is effective / Phelan Wyrick; title: Mentoring is the most effective gang intervention / Thomas J. Smith; title: Positive family values are the most effective gang intervention / Heather MacDonald.