An introduction to gangs
By: George W. Knox ; foreword by Malcolm W. Klein.
Edition: New rev. ed.
Publisher: Wyndham Hall Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Bristol, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 817
Subjects: Gangs -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [645]-706) and indexes.

CONTENTS:

An overview : the social science approach to understanding gangs --  Classification factors for gang analysis --  Major milestones in gang studies --  The racism-oppression thesis for gang analysis --  Gangs : underclass, surplus population, and human capital --  Politics and gang crime : another continuity in thinking about gangs --  The oral history technique and gang research --  The true story about the Shaw & McKay tradition --  Shaw and McKay on gangs : with commentary and historical digression --  The Thrasher criminological riddle : what was his actual research methodology? --  Gangs as an urban way of life --  An organizational approach to gang analysis --  Gangs, guerrilla warfare, and social conflict --  Towards the understanding of gangs : the group factor --  Gangs and drugs --  Gangs and organized crime --  

Female gang members and rights of children --  Asian gang members : a risk profile common to students of other ethnic and racial groups --  The family and the gang --  The community’s role in dealing with gangs --  Law enforcement and gangs --  Gangs and adult correctional institutions --  Gangs and juvenile correctional institutions --  Gang prevention and intervention issues --  Gang programs : an overview, analysis and critique --  Gang theory --  Gangs and the future : towards theoretical integration and policy options for reducing the gang problem --  Selected bibliography on gangs --  Supplemental bibliography : having secondary relevance to gangs --  Appendix A : written constitution and by-laws of the Almighty Latin King Nation --  Appendix B : written constitution and by-laws of the Spanish Gangster Disciple Nation --  Appendix C : constitution of the Vice Lords --  Appendix D : internal documents of the Brothers of the Struggle --  Appendix E : the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Prevention Act.