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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

Table of Contents:
Notes on Contributors vii 1 Introduction 1 Scott H. Decker and David C. Pyrooz 2 The Logic of Defining Gangs Revisited 7 G. David Curry 3 Little Gang Research, Big Gang Research 28 David C. Pyrooz and Meghan M. Mitchell 4 Documenting Gang Activity: Intelligence Databases 59 C. Ronald Huff and Julie Barrows 5 Gang Membership in a Developmental and Life]Course Perspective 78 Beidi Dong, Chris L. Gibson, and Marvin D. Krohn 6 Neighborhoods and Street Gangs 98 Andrew V. Papachristos and Lorine A. Hughes 7 Gangs and Social Learning Theory: What We Know, What We Need to Know, and Why it Matters 118 L. Thomas Winfree, Jr. and Adrienne Freng 8 Social Psychology of Gangs: An Intergroup Communication Perspective 136 DaJung Woo, Howard Giles, Michael A. Hogg, and Liran Goldman 9 Social Network Analysis and Gangs 157 Michael Sierra]Arevalo and Andrew V. Papachristos 10 Gangs, Guns, and Violence: Synergistic Effects 178 Arna L. Carlock and Alan J. Lizotte 11 Gangs and Drugs: Connections, Divergence, and Culture 193 Mark S. Fleisher 12 Gender, Sexuality, and Gangs: Re]envisioning Diversity 208 Vanessa R. Panfil and Dana Peterson 13 Joining the Gang: A Process of Supply and Demand 235 James A. Densley 14 Leaving the Gang: A Review and Thoughts on Future Research 257 Dena C. Carson and J. Michael Vecchio 15 Micro]Level Processes of the Gang 276 Jean M. McGloin and Megan E. Collins 16 Street Gangs, Terrorists, Drug Smugglers, and Organized Crime: What’s the Difference? 294 Scott H. Decker and David C. Pyrooz 17 Police Gang Units and Effective Gang Violence Reduction 309 Anthony A. Braga 18 Gangs in Correctional Institutions 328 Shytierra Gaston and Beth M. Huebner 19 Legislative Approaches to Addressing Gangs and Gang]Related Crime 345 Beth Bjerregaard 20 The Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program: An Evaluator’s Perspective 369 Finn]Aage Esbensen 21 The OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Strategy: The Comprehensive Gang Model 392 Erika Gebo, Brenda J. Bond, and Krystal S. Campos 22 The Legacy of Malcolm W. Klein 406 Cheryl L. Maxson 23 The Legacy of Irving A. Spergel 424 James C. Howell 24 The Legacy of James F. Short, Jr. 440 Lorine A. Hughes 25 The Legacy of Walter B. Miller 458 Richard K. Moule, Jr. 26 Understanding Gangs in Contemporary Latin America 478 Dennis Rodgers and Adam Baird 27 Understanding European Gangs 503 Frank van Gemert and Frank M. Weerman 28 European Responses to Gangs 520 Rob Ralphs and Hannah Smithson 29 Gangs in African, Asian, and Australian Settings 538 Angela Higginson and Kathryn Benier Author Index 558 Subject Index 572

About the Author :
Scott H. Decker is Foundation Professor of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. His most recent books include European Street Gangs and Troublesome Youth Groups (edited with Frank Weerman, 2005), Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling: Lessons from the Inside (2008), and Criminology and Public Policy: Putting Theory to Work (with Hugh Barlow, 2010). David C. Pyrooz is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Colorado Boulder. He is the author of Confronting Gangs: Crime and Community (with G. David Curry and Scott H. Decker, 2014).

Review :
"This large compendium of research on youth and street gangs makes valuable contributions to the field.... This handbook is a valuable resource as an overview of the state-of-the-art of basic gang research." —James C. Howell, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118726877
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 592
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Width: 173 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1118726871
  • Publisher Date: 25 Sep 2015
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Weight: 1021 gr


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