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American youth gangs at the millennium / Finn-Aage Esbensen, Stephen G. Tibbetts, Larry Gaines.

Esbensen, Finn-Aage. (Author). Tibbetts, Stephen G. (Added Author). Gaines, Larry. (Added Author).

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ISBN: 1577663241
Physical Description: vii, 389 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Long Grove, IL. : Waveland Pr., c2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Section I. Definitions and current trends -- Youth gangs : an overview / James C. Howell -- Youth gangs and definitional issues : when is a gang a gang, and why does it matter? / Finn-Aage Esbensen, L. Thomas Winfree, Jr., Ni He & Terrance J. Taylor -- Comparing the criminal behavior of youth gangs and at-risk youths / C. Ronald Huff -- Recent patterns of gang problems in the United States : results from the 1996-2002 National Youth Gang Survey / Arlen Egley, Jr., James C. Howell & Aline K. Major -- Section II. Varieties of gangs -- Voices from the barrio : Chicano/a gangs, families, and communities / Marjorie S. Zatz & Edwardo L. Portillos -- Exploring race and ethnic differences in a sample of middle school gang members / Adrienne Freng & L. Thomas Winfree, Jr. -- Gender dynamics in youth gangs : a comparison of males' and females' accounts / Jody Miller & Rod K. Brunson -- Early precursors of gang membership : a study of Seattle youth / Karl G. Hill, Christina Lui & J. David Hawkins -- Hybrid and other modern gangs / David Starbuck, James C. Howell & Donna J. Lindquist --

Section III. Gang activities -- Street baptism : Chicano gang initiation / James Diego Vigil -- Alcohol and violence in the lives of gang members / Geoffrey P. Hunt & Karen Joe Laidler -- The financial activity of a modern American street gang / Sudhir Venkatesh -- A tale of two cities : gangs as organized crime groups / Scott H. Decker, Tim Bynum & Deborah Weisel -- Gang homicide : a review and extension of the literature / Cheryl L. Maxson -- Section IV. Responding to youth gangs -- The political and organizational response to gangs : an examination of a "moral panic" in Nevada / Richard C. McCorkle & Terance D. Miethe -- Youth violence : prevention, intervention, and social policy / C. Ronald Huff -- Police youth violence interventions : lessons to improve effectiveness / Jack R. Greene -- Gang prevention : a case study of a primary prevention program / Finn-Aage Esbensen, Dana Peterson, Terrance J. Taylor, Adrienne Freng & D. Wayne Osgood -- Civil gang injunctions : the ambiguous case of the national migration of a gang enforcement strategy / Cheryl L. Maxson.