The Modern Gang Reader - Paperback
$149.38
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The Modern Gang Reader - Paperback
$149.38
by Cheryl L. Maxson (Editor), Arlen Jr. Egley (Editor), Jody Miller (Editor)
An up-to-date collection of the most insightful and influential research on gangs today, The Modern Gang Reader, Fourth Edition, brings together articles that discuss the prevalence, structures, and behaviors of gangs today and analyze society's responses to them.
With a strong focus on international and comparative research, this authoritative volume exposes students to the array of dissenting points of view that represent the ongoing controversies behind the nature of gangs. NEW TO THIS EDITION Thirty-two new articles covering a variety of issues--gang desistance, reentry from incarceration, victimization, international gangs, and more New sections throughout, including three devoted to better understanding the relationships between gang membership and racial inequality, gender, and community contexts New introductions at the beginning of each section that provide conceptual links with other pieces in the anthology Updated and expanded coverage of methodological strategies for studying gangs, the demographic characteristics of gang members, group processes within gangs, and other key topicsAuthor Biography
Cheryl L. Maxson is Associate Professor of Criminology, Law, and Society at the University of California, Irvine.
Arlen Egley, Jr., is a Senior Research Associate at the National Gang Center. Jody Miller is Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University-Newark. Malcolm W. Klein is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Southern California.
Number of Pages: 528
Dimensions: 1 x 9.1 x 7.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: March 29, 2013
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