The Handbook of Gangs
The Handbook of Gangs
Editors: Decker, Scott H. and Pyrooz, David C.
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: Wiley
Single-User Purchase Price:
$195.00

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$292.50
ISBN: 978-1-11-872687-7
Category: Social Sciences - Contemporary Issues & Controversies
Image Count:
15
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
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.
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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