At Issue: What Encourages Gang Behavior - P

by Tamara L. Roleff

Book Overview

The number of gangs in the United States has increased dramatically in the past few decades. No longer confined to poor, inner-city areas, gangs are attracting youth from the affluent suburbs. The authors in this anthology examine the various factors that encourage teens to join gangs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737708107
• ISBN13: 9780737708103
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 91 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.7" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12