Overview
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.
- Chapters cover a wide array of the most prominent issues in the field of gangs, written by scholars who have been leaders in developing new ways of thinking about the topics
- Delivers cutting-edge reviews of the current state of research and practice and addresses where the field has been, where it is today and where it should go in the future
- Includes extensive coverage of the individual theories of delinquency and provides special emphasis on policy and prevention program implications in the study of gangs
- Offers a broad understanding of how other countries deal with gangs and their response to gangs, including Great Britain, Latin America, Australia and Europe
- Chapters covering the legacies of four pioneers in gang research--Malcolm W. Klein, Walter B. Miller, James F. Short Jr., and Irving A. Spergel
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781118726877
- ISBN-10: 1118726871
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Publish Date: September 2015
- Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
- Page Count: 592
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