This study is based on three years of field work with 99 active gang members and 24 family members. The book describes the attractiveness of gangs, the process of joining, their chaotic and loose organisation, and their members' predominant activities - mostly hanging out, drinking, and using d...

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1. Verfasser:	Decker, Scott H. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge studies in criminology
Schlagworte:	Gang members / Missouri / Saint Louis / Case studies Gangs / Missouri / Saint Louis / Case studies Group identity / Missouri / Saint Louis / Case studies Juvenile delinquency / Missouri / Saint Louis / Case studies Jugendbande Jugendkriminalität Bandenkriminalität Saint Louis, Mo. USA Fallstudiensammlung
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Zusammenfassung:	This study is based on three years of field work with 99 active gang members and 24 family members. The book describes the attractiveness of gangs, the process of joining, their chaotic and loose organisation, and their members' predominant activities - mostly hanging out, drinking, and using drugs. The authors also discuss gang members' rather slapdash involvement in major property crime and their disorganised participation in drug traffic, as well as the often fatal consequences of their violent life-style. Although the book focuses on the individual, organisational, and institutional aspects of gang membership, it also explores gang members' involvement with other school and neighborhood structures. Extensive interviews with family members provide groundbreaking insights into the gang members' lives. As much as possible, however, the story is told in the gang members' own words
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xi, 303 pages)
ISBN:	9781139174732
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139174732