Street gang patterns and policies [electronic resource] / Malcolm W. Klein, Cheryl L. Maxson.
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in crime and public policyPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 310 p.) : ill., mapsISBN:- 9780199943340 (ebook) :
- 364.10660973 23
- HV6439.U5 K585 2006
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Provides a critical examination of knowledge about gangs and major gang control programs across the nation. This book focuses on gang proliferation and crime patterns, and highlights known risk factors that lead to youths joining gangs and to gang formation within communities. It is useful for criminologists social workers, and policy makers.
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