Bill Sanders

A Dictionary of Gangs

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A worldwide fascination with gangs is evident: they are a major focus of the criminal justice system and the object of much media attention. This new Oxford Reference title of over 250 entries gives a concise overview of key terms used in the study and understanding of gangs - the first dictionary of its kind to focus on gang vernacular. Broad in scope, it covers: colloquialisms used in gang culture to describe certain behaviours common among gang members, such ascaught slipping and jumped in; sociological and criminological terms in relation to gangs, such as social disorganization and social learning; as well as general academic concepts wh… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-19-253497-2
EAN: 9780192534972
Produktnummer: 34852112
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 48 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 375 KB

Über den Autor

Bill Sanders is Professor at California State University Los Angeles, School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics, Los Angeles, CA. He has published in areas such as substance use, violence, crime, and unsafe sexual behaviours among young offenders, gang members, injection drug users, and those who experience homelessness. Dr. Sanders has also published on drug selling, drugs and crime, club drug use, prescription drug misuse, gang intervention and diversion,qualitative research methods, and the intersections of criminal justice and public health. He is also the author of the OUP textbook Gangs: An Introduction