Gangs in America

By C. Ronald Huff and Ronald Huff

Book Overview

Gangs in America focuses on the historical and cultural perspectives of gangs. There are thought provoking chapters on the relationship between illicit drugs and gang violence and comparisons of the elements of gang membership for various ethnic and racial groups including Hispanics, Asians and Blacks. The book makes policy recommendations designed to stimulate discussion and action. It will prove useful to anybody, from the police to social workers, who has to deal with gangs of any kind.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803938284
• ISBN13: 9780803938281
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A gang primer in one book

This edited volume provides a balanced approach to gangs that includes defining and measuring gang participation in several urban settings. Special attention is given to the role of ethnicity and gender in gang involvement. Most importantly, the book integrates individual behavioral factors with ecological and socioeconomic dimensions that contribute to an increase in gang activity. The book ends with several case studies of community responses. Edited by one of the leading gang scholars, this is a must read.