Youth Gangs 1st Edition – PDF/EPUB Version Downloadable
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Author(s): Franzese, Robert J.
Publisher: Charles C Thomas
ISBN: 9780398076832
Edition: 1st Edition
The third edition of Youth Gangs (formerly Juvenile Gangs) represents a significant updating of many of the chapters from the previous two editions. In terms of organization and topics Youth Gangs is almost identical to the earlier versions with the exception that the separate chapter on typologies of youth gangs has been eliminated, with sections of it merged with the chapter that covers classical theories of youth gangs. The 11 chapters are: Chapter One ‘Contemporary American Youth Gangs’; Chapter Two ‘Youth Gang Violence’; Chapter Three ‘Race, Ethnicity, and Contemporary Youth Gangs’; Chapter Four ‘Female Gang Members and Female Gangs’; Chapter Five ‘Gangs in Western History’; Chapter Six ‘Youth Street Gangs in Other Cultures’; Chapter Seven ‘Pieces of the Puzzle: Typologies and Classical Theories of Youth Gangs’; Chapter Eight ‘Theoretical Propositions About Youth Gangs’; Chapter Nine ‘Legislative and Justice System Interventions: Incapacitation and Deterrence’; Chapter Ten ‘Prevention and Assistance Programs: Education, Employment, Opportunity, and Empowerment’; and Chapter Eleven ‘The Future of Youth Gangs’. Youth Gangs is intended to be an overview yet in-depth discussion of issues of importance to social scientists such as race/ethnicity, gender, and violence in gangs. The book is comprehensive since it continues to offer its own theory of youth gangs (Chapter Eight) and deals with history of youth gangs as well as gangs in other cultures (Chapters Five and Six). The book is unique in that it does offer perspectives on youth gangs historically and cross-culturally while addressing the topic from a sound and comprehensive sociological framework. ‘Youth Gang Violence’ (Chapter Two) and ‘Street Gangs in Other Cultures’ (Chapter Six) are examples of chapters receiving major revisions. Youth Gangs incorporates many important journal contributions to the study of youth gangs written since the last edition, as well as major books and government reports. Youth Gangs is written for a variety of audiences and is intended to be a sound scholarly contribution to the literature.
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Youth Gangs 1st Edition – PDF/EPUB Version Downloadable
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Author(s): Laura Pinto Hansen
Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9781793585288
Edition: 1st Edition
In Youth Gangs: History, Recruitment, and Community Response, author Laura Pinto Hansen invites readers to explore the history of youth gangs, the diverse types of gangs, how they form, and what makes gangs attractive to children, adolescents, and young adults. The book highlights the fact that youth gangs cannot be lumped into the same category as traditional organized crime due to nuances related to the age of their members, the influence of the juvenile justice system, and their short-lived nature as neighborhood demographics shift or small groups are absorbed into more established gangs.
Readers learn classical and contemporary theories to help explain youth gang involvement before exploring key topics, including youth gang recruitment and initiation, the use of social networks by gangs and their members, and violence in youth gangs. Dedicated chapters examine female membership in youth gangs, juveniles’ involvement in adult gangs and organized crime, and the effect of gangs on schools. The book discusses how youth gang members interact with the juvenile and adult justice systems, global issues related to youth gangs, and prevention programs and responses.
Interdisciplinary in nature, Youth Gangs offers readers a wide range of viewpoints from the fields of sociology, psychology, criminology, criminal justice, and public health to introduce students to a more holistic approach to tackling the issue of lost youth in the United States and abroad.
