Studying Youth Gangs
In this absorbing new collection, Short and Hughes and their distinguished coauthors investigate why and how we study youth gangs. Over the last half-century of research by criminologists, sociologists, and gang experts, investigations of gang behavior have become increasingly specialized and isolated from studies of delinquency and deviance. The authors challenge popular and inaccurate definitions of gangs vs. non-gang youth groups, and show how the amazing diversity of gangs_both domestic and international_demands more rigorous study. This book stimulates thinking about valid methods of defining and interpreting gang behavior, in order to b…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Short, James F. Jr. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7591-0938-4
- EAN: 9780759109384
- Produktnummer: 1904363
- Verlag: Altamira Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 302 S.
- Masse: H24.0 cm x B16.1 cm x D2.0 cm 621 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 621
Über den Autor
James F. Short, Jr., is professor emeritus of sociology at Washington State University. Lorine A. Hughes is assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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