Contemporary gangs: an organizational analysis
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1. Verfasser: Weisel, Deborah Lamm (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York LFB Scholarly Pub. 2002
Schriftenreihe:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-224) and index
Contemporary gangs are persistent despite efforts to control them. Theories of gangs explain the emergence of gangs but offer little insight into their persistence and growth. Weisel examined the organizational characteristics of four criminal gangs. Although large gangs appear disorganized, they are not ephemeral groups. Instead the gangs feature characteristics of organic-adaptive organizations rather than hierarchical or bureaucratic organizations. As such, these gangs feature blended goals, shared decision making, a structure based on subdivisions, and a generalist orientation. Such features promote efficiency in a highly volatile environment and contribute to increases in the size and number of contemporary gangs in America
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (vii, 226 pages)
ISBN:1280361255
1593320337
1931202303
9781280361258
9781593320331

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