History of Street Gangs in the United States

Their Origins and Transformations

von James C. Howell

178 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book contains a history of the origins of youth gangs and the transformation of these into street gangs that often are connected to prison gangs in large American cities. Importantly, the street gang problem has not decreased in seriousness in the past decade even though the U.S. has seen a sharp drop in violent crime.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziale Dienste und Sozialwesen, Kriminologie Verbrechen und Kriminologie (Kriminalistik)
• ISBN: 9781498511346
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.03.2018
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Lexington Books