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.

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Karen L Kinnear, Karen L. Kinnear, Kinnear Karen L.
• Editore: Abc Clio Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.10.2008
• EAN: 9781598841251
• ISBN: 978-1-59884-125-1
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Contemporary World Issues (Har; Contemporary World Issues
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia contemporanea (dal 1945 al 1989); POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, LAW / General, Crime, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology