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The Modern Gang Reader by Oxford University Press, USA (Paperback / softback, 2013)

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 moreNew sections throughout, including three devoted to better understanding the relationships between gang membership and racial inequality, gender, and community contextsNew introductions at the beginning of each section that provide conceptual links with other pieces in the anthologyUpdated and expanded coverage of methodological strategies for studying gangs, the demographic characteristics of gang members, group processes within gangs, and other key topics

Edited by
Associate Professor of Criminology Law & Societycheryl L Maxson, Senior Research Associate Arlen Egley Jr, Professor of Criminal Justice Jody Miller, Emeritus Professor Malcolm w Klein
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations, Black & White Tables
Author 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.
Date of Publication
29/03/2013
Edition Statement
4th
Country of Publication
United States

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