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Preface | |
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Gangs as Moral Panics | |
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Introduction and Overview | |
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The Emergence of the Gang Threat | |
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Structure of the Book | |
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Conditions, Social Problems, and Moral Panics | |
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Objectivist versus Constructionist Views of Social Problems | |
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The Role of Claims-Makers in Defining Social Problems | |
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Public Bureaucrats as Claims-Makers | |
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Claims-Making and Moral Panics | |
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Three Examples of Moral Panics | |
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Gangs as Moral Panics | |
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Looking Back | |
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Early 19th Century Urban Gangs | |
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Western Outlaw Gangs | |
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Urban Gangs in the Late 19th Century | |
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Early 20th Century Gangs | |
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Street Gangs in the 1940s and 1950s | |
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Gangs in the 1960s and 1970s | |
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The Police, Crime Control, and Street Gangs | |
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The Politicization of Crime | |
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The Criminal Justice Empire | |
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Police Reports of the Gang Crisis | |
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Police Response to Gangs | |
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Crime, Gangs, and the News Media | |
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Extent and Nature of Crime News | |
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Media Coverage of the Criminal Justice System | |
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Media Coverage of Gangs | |
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Understanding Media Coverage of Crime and Gangs | |
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Crime News, Attitudes, and Public Policy | |
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Gangs and the Sociological Perspective | |
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The Ascendancy of Sociological Criminology | |
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Sociological Theories of Crime | |
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The Emergence of the Urban Underclass | |
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The Gang Panic in Nevada | |
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The Gang Panic in Las Vegas | |
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Evolution of the Gang Problem in Las Vegas | |
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Law Enforcement Responds | |
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The Community Mobilizes in Response to Reports of the Gang Threat | |
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Increased Media Attention and Public Concern | |
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The War on Gangs Intensifies | |
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The Gang Panic on High School Campuses | |
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Institutionalization of the Gang Panic | |
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GIS Officers Reports on the Number of Gangs and Gang Members | |
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GIS Officers' Claims Regarding the Threat Posed by Las Vegas Gangs | |
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The Objective Threat Posed by Street Gangs in Las Vegas | |
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The Gang Panic in Reno | |
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Evolution of the Gang Problem in Reno | |
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The Police Get Tough on Gangs | |
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Institutionalization of the Gang Response | |
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STEP/CAT Officers' Claims Regarding the Number of Gangs and Gang Members | |
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STEP/CAT Officers' Claims Regarding the Threat Posed by Reno Gangs | |
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The Objective Threat Posed by Street Gangs in Reno | |
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Gangs in the Legislature | |
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Gang Legislation Nationally | |
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Evolution of Gang Legislation in Nevada | |
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Legislative Responses to Gangs in 1989 | |
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1991 Nevada Legislative Activity | |
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The Gang Enhancement Statute | |
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Prosecuting Gangs | |
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Gang Prosecution Nationally | |
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The Clark County Gang Prosecution Unit | |
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Washoe County Dangerous Youthful Offender Team | |
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What Is Different about Gang Criminals and Gang Crime? | |
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Panic at the National Level | |
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A Nation in Panic? | |
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A Closer Look at the Nation's Gang Problem | |
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The Head Counts | |
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The Threat Posed by Street Gangs | |
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Putting the Gang Threat in Perspective | |
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The Gang-Gun Connection | |
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The Gang-Drug Connection | |
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Index | |