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| Preface | |
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| Gangs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Structure of Gangs | |
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| Types of Gangs | |
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| Racial and Ethnic Gangs | |
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| Chicano/Hispanic Gangs | |
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| Asian Gangs | |
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| Vietnamese Gangs | |
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| Chinese Gangs | |
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| Filipino Gangs | |
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| African-American Gangs | |
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| Types of Gang Members | |
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| Gang Members: Perpetrators and Victims | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Gangs and Homicide | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Defining and Counting Gang Homicides | |
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| Characteristics of Gang Homicides | |
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| Who Is Involved | |
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| Where Gang Homicides Occur | |
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| How Gang Homicides Are Committed | |
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| Drive-By Shootings | |
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| Homicide and Other Criminal Offenses | |
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| Gang Homicide and Community Crime Rates | |
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| Gang Homicide and Other Homicides/Assaults | |
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| Drug Trafficking | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Gangs and Police | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Police Response to Gangs | |
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| Police Gang Units | |
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| Gang Unit Officers | |
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| Community Partners Working with Police | |
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| Creating and Sustaining a Successful Strategy to Address Gang Problems | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Gangs and Schools | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Extent of Gangs in Schools | |
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| Motivations to Joining a Gang | |
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| Gang Recruitment | |
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| Effects of Gang Membership and School Gang Affiliation | |
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| Gangs and School Violence | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Motorcycle Gangs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| America's Motorcycle Gangs: A Brief History | |
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| Biker Violence in Other Countries | |
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| Europe's Five Major Biker Gangs | |
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| Motorcycle Gangs in the United States: The Big Four | |
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| The Outlaws | |
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| Patches and Colors of the Outlaws | |
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| The Relationships and Confederation of Outlaws | |
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| The Hell's Angels | |
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| The Bandidos | |
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| The Pagans | |
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| Gang Structure | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| The Outlaws Motorcycle Gang | |
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| History of the Outlaws | |
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| Organization and Definition of Officers | |
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| Colors and Patches of Sets and Memberships | |
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| A Day in the Life of an Outlaw | |
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| Criminal Behaviors | |
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| Brotherhood and Collegiality | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| The Pagans Motorcycle Club | |
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| History of the Pagans Motorcycle Club | |
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| Membership | |
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| Criminal Activities | |
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| Patches and Colors | |
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| Chapters and Subsets | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Suggested Readings | |
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| The Bandidos Motorcycle Club | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A Short History of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club | |
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| Criminal History of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| The Hell's Angels | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A Short History of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club | |
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| Membership Requirements | |
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| Patches and Colors of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club | |
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| Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club Charters | |
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| Crime, Criminals, and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Women in Gangs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Research on Females in Gangs | |
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| The Number of Females in Gangs | |
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| Crimes and Delinquency of Females in Gangs | |
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| Risk Factors Associated with Females Joining Gangs | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Prison Gangs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is a Prison Gang? | |
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| Profiles of Prison Gangs | |
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| Bloods | |
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| Aryan Brotherhood | |
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| Black Guerrilla Family | |
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| Mexican Mafia | |
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| Texas Syndicate | |
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| Neta | |
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| Islamic Gangs | |
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| Structure of Prison Gangs | |
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| Prison Gangs and Prison Culture | |
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| Prison Gang Leaders | |
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| Prison Gangs and Violence | |
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| How Prison Officials Work to Control Prison Gangs | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Gang Policy | |
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| Community Policies | |
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| Spergel and Curry's Developmental Community Interventions | |
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| Community Organization | |
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| Social Intervention | |
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| Opportunities Provision | |
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| Suppression | |
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| Effectiveness of These Policies | |
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| A Risk-Focused Approach | |
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| Individual Characteristics | |
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| Bonding | |
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| Healthy Beliefs and Clear Standards | |
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| Examples of Community Policies and Programs to Reduce Gangs and Gang Life | |
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| Legal Policies | |
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| Policing | |
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| Prosecution | |
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| Legislature | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Internet Resources | |
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| Index | |