American Street Gangs

Name: American Street Gangs
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ISBN: 9780133056051

ISBN-10: 0133056058

ISBN-13: 9780133056051

Edition: 2nd 2014

Authors: Tim Delaney

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The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and student-friendly text on street gangs. Building on the successful first edition, American Street Gangs, Second Edition is a sharp, insightful analysis of gangs and gang-related crime in America. Delaney presents expert knowledge in a student-friendly format that is engaging and to-the-point. The text provides the necessary background material on gangs, grounding the reader with the cultural and structural context of gang activity. Criminal activity is also connected to socioeconomic influences, thus encouraging students to consider the many factors that affect and influence gang involvement. American Street Gangs provides a comprehensive review of…

Book details

List price: $153.32
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 2/7/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 424
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English

Tim Delaney is Associate Professor and Department Chair at the State University of New York at Oswego. He is the author of numerous books, including Classical and Contemporary Social Theory: Investigation and Application (2nd Edition 2012), and of many encyclopedia articles, journal articles, and book reviews.



Preface


Acknowledgments


About the Author



What is a Street Gang?


Delinquency and Gangs


Definition of a Gang


General Description of Gangs and Gang Members


Statistics: Counting Gangs and Gang Members


Non-Street Gangs: Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs and Prison Gangs


Prison Gangs


Summary



A History of Street Gangs


The Early 1800s: The Birth of Street Gangs,


Mid-1800s: The Escalation of Street Gangs


The Civil War Period-1900


The Early 1900s: The Spread of Street Gangs


The Mid-1900s: An Expansion and Shift in Geographic Gang Dominance


Contemporary Gangs (1970s to the Present): An Epidemic


Summary



Theoretical Explanations of Street Gangs


Biological and Psychological Theories


Sociological Theories


Summary



Socioeconomic Explanations of Street Gangs


Traditional Socioeconomic Factors


Kicks and Thrills


Summary



Gang Structure and Process


Gang Structure


Turning: The Socialization of a Gang Member


Code of the Street: Respect


Summary



Street Gangs: Rural, Suburban, Local, National, and Transnational


Gang Proliferation


Rural and Suburban Street Gangs


Urban Local Street Gangs


Nation Street Gangs


Transnational Street Gangs


Asian Street Gangs


Summary



Female Gangs and Gang Members


Female Gang Participation


Female Gangsters


Types of Female Gangs


Criminal Activities


Relationships with Males and Schools


Gang Families


Summary



Criminal Activities of Street Gangs


Crime and Punishment


Violent Crimes


Property Crimes


Drugs: Use, Sale, Distribution, and Trafficking


Nontraditional and White-Collar Crime


Summary



Street Gang Intervention: Prevention, Suppression, and Treatment


Prevention Strategies


Suppression Strategies


Gang Treatment Programs


Summary



What's Trending with Street Gangs


A Review


Trends


Parting Thoughts


Summary


References


Index