Gangs and delinquency in developmental perspective:
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2003
Series:Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-230) and index
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE A Life-Course Orientation to the Study of Gang Membership; CHAPTER TWO Research Procedures: The Sample and the Data; CHAPTER THREE Characteristics of Gang Members; CHAPTER FOUR The Antecedents of Gang Membership; CHAPTER FIVE The Origins of Gang Membership; CHAPTER SIX Gangs as a Facilitating Context for Delinquent Behavior; CHAPTER SEVEN Gangs, Guns, and Crime; CHAPTER EIGHT Gangs and Other Law-Violating Youth Groups
This book examines how membership in adolescent street gangs influences human development. The authors examine the origins of gang membership and the social and psychological factors that lead some youths to join a gang. They show that gang membership increases the chances of developmental problems
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 238 pages)
ISBN:0511076657
0511078226
9780511076657
9780511078224

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