Street Gangs: The New Urban Insurgency

by Max G. Manwaring

The intent of this monograph is to identify some of the most salient characteristics of contemporary criminal street gangs (that is, the gang phenomenon or third generation gangs), and to explain the linkage to insurgency. As a corollary, Dr. Max G. Manwaring argues that gang-related crime, in conjunction with the instability it wreaks upon governments, is now a serious national security and sovereignty problem in important parts of the global community...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1312322586
• ISBN13: 9781312322585
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"