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catalog abstract ""Understanding Contemporary Gangs In America: An Interdisciplinary Approach, edited by Rebecca D. Petersen, offers a unique perspective on current gang issues with a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, understandable and contemporary format accessible for undergraduate students, academicians, practitioners, and policymakers. One of the most important components of this anthology is the inclusion of a variety of contemporary works on gangs. A diversity of current gang topics and issues are covered including: understanding and defining gangs; gender issues; race and ethnicity; gangs in prisons and schools; violence and drugs; gang victimization; and prevention and intervention programs and policies."--BOOK JACKET.".
catalog contributor b12950892.
catalog contributor b12950893.
catalog created "c2004.".
catalog date "2004".
catalog date "c2004.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
catalog description ""Understanding Contemporary Gangs In America: An Interdisciplinary Approach, edited by Rebecca D. Petersen, offers a unique perspective on current gang issues with a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, understandable and contemporary format accessible for undergraduate students, academicians, practitioners, and policymakers. One of the most important components of this anthology is the inclusion of a variety of contemporary works on gangs. A diversity of current gang topics and issues are covered including: understanding and defining gangs; gender issues; race and ethnicity; gangs in prisons and schools; violence and drugs; gang victimization; and prevention and intervention programs and policies."--BOOK JACKET.".
catalog description "Foreword / Joan Moore -- Ch. 1. Introduction / Randall G. Shelden, Sharon K. Tracy and William B. Brown -- Ch. 2. Definitions of a Gang and Impacts on Public Policy / Rebecca D. Petersen -- Ch. 3. What Happens to Girls in the Gang? / Joan W. Moore and John M. Hagedorn -- Ch. 4. "I'm Calling My Mom" The Meaning of Family and Kinship Among Homegirls / Geoffrey Hunt, Kathleen MacKenzie and Karen Joe-Laidler -- Ch. 5. Differences Between Gang Girls and Gang Boys: Results from a Multisite Survey / Finn-Aage Esbensen, Elizabeth Piper Deschenes and L. Thomas Winfree Jr. -- Ch. 6. Voices from the Barrio: Chicano/a Gangs, Families and Communities / Marjorie S. Zatz and Edward L. Portillos -- Ch. 7. Origins of Navajo Youth Gangs / Eric Henderson, Stephen J. Kunitz and Jerrold E. Levy -- Ch. 8. Oakland Chinatown's First Youth Gang: The Suey Sing Boys / Gregory Yee Mark -- Ch. 9. Overview of the Challenge of Prison Gangs / Mark S. Fleisher and Scott H. Decker -- Ch. 10. Gang Subcultures and Prison Gangs of Female Youth / Rebecca D. Petersen -- Ch. 11. School Violence: Gangs and a Culture of Fear / Douglas E. Thompkins -- Ch. 12. Youth Gang Homicides: A Literature Review / James C. Howell -- Ch. 13. Gangs, Drugs, and Neighborhood Change / Jeffrey Fagan -- Ch. 14. Legitimating Drug Use: A Note on the Impact of Gang Membership and Drug Sales on the Use of Illicit Drugs / Scott H. Decker -- Ch. 15. Youth Maltreatment and Gang Involvement / Kevin M. Thompson and Rhonda Braaten-Antrim -- Ch. 16. Gender and Victimization Risk Among Young Women in Gangs / Jody Miller -- Ch. 17. Promising Programs for Youth Gang Violence Prevention and Intervention / James C. Howell -- Ch. 18. Gang Prevention and Intervention Strategies of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America / Carl E. Pope and Rick Lovell.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
catalog extent "xviii, 382 p. ;".
catalog hasFormat "Understanding contemporary gangs in America.".
catalog identifier "0130394742 (pbk.)".
catalog isFormatOf "Understanding contemporary gangs in America.".
catalog issued "2004".
catalog issued "c2004.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall,".
catalog relation "Understanding contemporary gangs in America.".
catalog spatial "United States.".
catalog subject "364.1/06/608350973 21".
catalog subject "Gangs United States.".
catalog subject "HV6439.U5 U53 2004".
catalog subject "Juvenile delinquency United States.".
catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Joan Moore -- Ch. 1. Introduction / Randall G. Shelden, Sharon K. Tracy and William B. Brown -- Ch. 2. Definitions of a Gang and Impacts on Public Policy / Rebecca D. Petersen -- Ch. 3. What Happens to Girls in the Gang? / Joan W. Moore and John M. Hagedorn -- Ch. 4. "I'm Calling My Mom" The Meaning of Family and Kinship Among Homegirls / Geoffrey Hunt, Kathleen MacKenzie and Karen Joe-Laidler -- Ch. 5. Differences Between Gang Girls and Gang Boys: Results from a Multisite Survey / Finn-Aage Esbensen, Elizabeth Piper Deschenes and L. Thomas Winfree Jr. -- Ch. 6. Voices from the Barrio: Chicano/a Gangs, Families and Communities / Marjorie S. Zatz and Edward L. Portillos -- Ch. 7. Origins of Navajo Youth Gangs / Eric Henderson, Stephen J. Kunitz and Jerrold E. Levy -- Ch. 8. Oakland Chinatown's First Youth Gang: The Suey Sing Boys / Gregory Yee Mark -- Ch. 9. Overview of the Challenge of Prison Gangs / Mark S. Fleisher and Scott H. Decker -- Ch. 10. Gang Subcultures and Prison Gangs of Female Youth / Rebecca D. Petersen -- Ch. 11. School Violence: Gangs and a Culture of Fear / Douglas E. Thompkins -- Ch. 12. Youth Gang Homicides: A Literature Review / James C. Howell -- Ch. 13. Gangs, Drugs, and Neighborhood Change / Jeffrey Fagan -- Ch. 14. Legitimating Drug Use: A Note on the Impact of Gang Membership and Drug Sales on the Use of Illicit Drugs / Scott H. Decker -- Ch. 15. Youth Maltreatment and Gang Involvement / Kevin M. Thompson and Rhonda Braaten-Antrim -- Ch. 16. Gender and Victimization Risk Among Young Women in Gangs / Jody Miller -- Ch. 17. Promising Programs for Youth Gang Violence Prevention and Intervention / James C. Howell -- Ch. 18. Gang Prevention and Intervention Strategies of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America / Carl E. Pope and Rick Lovell.".
catalog title "Understanding contemporary gangs in America : an interdisciplinary approach / [edited by] Rebecca D. Petersen ; foreword by Joan Moore.".
catalog type "text".