Islands in the Street
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Islands in the Street

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Islands in the Street

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The overall goal of the research in this book was to understand gang phenomenon in the United States. In order to accomplish this goal, the author investigated gangs in different cities in order to understand what was similar in the way all gangs behaved and what was idiosyncratic to certain gangs. The research for this book took place over ten years and five months from 1978 to 1989 and will give the reader a comprehensive overview of gang behavior in the United States in that time period.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1991
ISBN
9780520911314
Edition
1
Topic
Sciences sociales
Subtopic
Sociologie urbaine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. A Theory of Gang Behavior and Persistence
  6. Part One: The Gang and Its Environment
  7. Part Two: The Gang and the Outside World
  8. Conclusion
  9. Appendix: Summary of Gangs Studied
  10. Notes
  11. Bibliography
  12. Index