Street Gang Patterns and Policies

by Malcolm W. Klein and Cheryl L. Maxson

Book Overview

In the past two decades, many prevention and suppression programs have been initiated on a national and local level to combat street gangs--but what do we really know about them? Why do youths join them? Why do they proliferate? Street Gang Patterns and Policies is a crucial update and critical examination of our understanding of gangs and major gang-control programs across the nation. Often perceived solely as an urban issue, street gangs are also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195163443
• ISBN13: 9780195163445
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"