Gangs and Gang Behavior

by G. Larry Mays

Book Overview

This collected volume of the best contemporary writings on gangs and gang behavior addresses such questions as why gangs form, why certain youths join gangs when others do not, and what can be done about the web of gang problems. Mays and the contributing authors examine everything from gang status and drugs and violence to Mexican-American girl gangs and women in outlaw motorcycle gangs. The compilation strikes a key balance between contributions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830414576
• ISBN13: 9780830414574
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 490 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"