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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199742898
• ISBN13: 9780199742899
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"