How Gangs Work: An Ethnography of Youth Violence

by James Densley

Book Overview

Drawing on extensive interviews with gang members, this book provides a vivid portrayal of gang life. Topics include the profiles and motivations of gang members; the processes of gang evolution, organization, and recruitment; gang members' uses of violence, media, and technology and the role of gangs in the drugs trade and organized crime

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137271507
• ISBN13: 9781137271501
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.7"