Pulling together the most salient, current issues in the field today, The Handbook of Gangs provides a significant assessment by leading scholars of key topics related to gangs, gang members, and responses to gangs.

Table of Contents

• Notes on Contributors
• Introduction - Scott H. Decker and David C. Pyrooz
• The Logic of Defining Gangs Revisited - G. David Curry
• Little Gang Research, Big Gang Research - David C. Pyrooz and Meghan M. Mitchell
• Documenting Gang Activity
• Gang Membership in a Developmental and Life-Course Perspective - Beidi Dong, Chris L. Gibson, and Marvin D. Krohn
• Neighborhoods and Street Gangs - Andrew V. Papachristos and Lorine A. Hughes
• Gangs and Social Learning Theory
• Social Psychology of Gangs
• Social Network Analysis and Gangs - Michael Sierra-Arevalo and Andrew V. Papachristos
• Gangs, Guns, and Violence: Synergistic Effects - Arna L. Carlock and Alan J. Lizotte
• Gangs and Drugs: Connections, Divergence, and Culture - Mark S. Fleisher
• Gender, Sexuality, and Gangs: Re-envisioning Diversity - Vanessa R. Panfil and Dana Peterson
• Joining the Gang: A Process of Supply and Demand - James A. Densley
• Leaving the Gang: A Review and Thoughts on Future Research - Dena C. Carson and J. Michael Vecchio
• Micro-Level Processes of the Gang - Jean M. McGloin and Megan E. Collins
• Street Gangs, Terrorists, Drug Smugglers, and Organized Crime: What's the Difference? - Scott H. Decker and David C. Pyrooz
• Police Gang Units and Effective Gang Violence Reduction - Anthony A. Braga
• Gangs in Correctional Institutions - Shytierra Gaston and Beth M. Huebner
• Legislative Approaches to Addressing Gangs and Gang-Related Crime - Beth Bjerregaard
• The Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program: An Evaluator's Perspective - Finn-Aage Esbensen
• The OJJDPThe OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Strategy: The Comprehensive Gang Model - Erika Gebo, Brenda J. Bond, and Krystal S. Campos
• The Legacy of Malcolm W. Klein - Cheryl L. Maxson
• The Legacy of Irving A. Spergel - James C. Howell
• The Legacy of James F. Short, Jr - Lorine A. Hughes
• The Legacy of Walter B. Miller - Richard K. Moule Jr.
• Understanding Gangs in Contemporary Latin America - Dennis Rodgers and Adam Baird
• Understanding European Gangs - Frank van Gemert and Frank M. Weerman
• European Responses to Gangs - Rob Ralphs and Hannah Smithson
• Gangs in African, Asian, and Australian Settings - Angela Higginson and Kathryn Benier