Klein, Malcolm W.

Street gang patterns and policies / Malcolm W. Klein and Cheryl L. Maxson. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - viii, 310 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Studies in crime and public policy .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-296) and index.

Gang prevalence, proliferation, and migration -- Gang crime patterns -- Six major gang control programs -- Individual level context : risk factors for joining gangs -- Gang structures and group processes -- Community contexts -- Multiple goals for gang control programs and policies -- A model for policy choices.

0195163443 (cloth) 9780195163445 (cloth)

2005023272


Gangs--United States.
Gangs--Prevention.--United States
Juvenile delinquency--Prevention.--United States
Gangs--âEtats-Unis.
Gangs--Prâevention.--âEtats-Unis
Dâelinquance juvâenile--Prâevention.--âEtats-Unis

HV6439.U5 / K585 2006

364.1/06/60973