Gangs in America's communities
By: James C. Howell
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781412979535
Subjects: Violence; Gangs; Prevention
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History of gangs in the United States; title: Myths and realities of youth gangs; title: Defining gangs and gang members; title: Early gang theories and modern-day applications; title: Gang involvement as a developmental trajectory; title: Girls and gangs; title: National gang problem trends : 1996 to 2009; title: Urban gangs and violence; title: What works : gang prevention; title: What works : a comprehensive gang program model.