Gangs: The Origins and Impact of Contemporary Youth Gangs in the United States (SUNY Series on Urban Public Policy) (Suny Series in Urban Public Policy)
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Book
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ISBN 10
0791413268
ISBN 13
9780791413265
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Publication Year
1993
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Pages
372
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Most major American cities are now confronted with serious problems derived from gang violence, drug traffic, and disruption of the public educational system. In face of deindustrialization and deepening recession, many minority youngsters view gangs as attractive alternatives to a futile search for employment in a deteriorating urban economy. Perhaps most significant, gangs are now beginning to emerge in small and medium-sized cities. Other topics covered include how gangs are organized, what social function they serve, their relation to conventional society, and the social and psychological factors that contribute to their rise. - from Amzon
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