Gangs - A Reference Handbook

A thoroughly updated look at the world of gangs, charting their growth and development in the United States and worldwide, as well as the efforts to curb their expanding criminal enterprises. Gangs: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition offers an eye-opening look at modern gangs-their history, their ability to attract members from a widening social pool, as well as efforts by community and political leaders to stop gang-related crime and weaken the grip that gangs have on our culture. This timely update shows that while genuine progress has been made, the world of gangs is evolving in fascinating and dangerous ways. The second edition features a wealth of new information, new statistical data, and new insights into the ways gangs operate in cities large and small. It also offers expanded coverage of gangs specific to other countries as well as those that have become genuinely international in nature.

About the author

Karen L. Kinnear is a paralegal and a professional researcher, editor, and writer with more than 25 years of experience in sociological, economic, statistical, and financial analysis. Her published works include ABC-CLIO's Childhood Sexual Abuse and Single Parents.

Product details

• Authors: Karen L Kinnear, Karen L. Kinnear, Kinnear Karen L.
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.2008
• EAN: 9781598841251
• ISBN: 978-1-59884-125-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Contemporary World Issues (Har; Contemporary World Issues
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, LAW / General, Crime, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology