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Books on: criminal gangs

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Manufacturing the Gang: Mexican American Youth Gangs on Local Television News

Book by RaÚl Damacio Tovares; Greenwood Press, 2002

Subjects:

Gangs--Press Coverage--United States, Mexican American Criminals--Press Coverage--United States, Mexican American Youth--Press Coverage--United States, Television Broadcasting Of News--United States

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...the Mexican American youth gang news story, like all news...the Mexican American youth gang story on local television news...American youths as members of criminal gangs contributes to that purpose...about Mexican American youth gangs are produced. The first is...
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Teen Gangs: A Global View

Book by Maureen P. Duffy, Scott Edward Gillig; Greenwood Press, 2004

Subjects:

Gangs--Cross-Cultural Studies, Juvenile Delinquency--Cross-Cultural Studies

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Constabulary Force. An active gang is the term used to describe a gang that is actively participating in criminal activities. Of the 118 identifiable gangs, about 20 percent are...Jamaica do not join gangs solely for the purpose of participation in criminal activities. They, like gang members in other parts...
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Contemporary Gangs: An Organizational Analysis

Book by Deborah Lamm Weisel; LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2002

Subjects:

Gangs--California--San Diego--Case Studies, Gangs--Illinois--Chicago--Case Studies, Gangs--United States--Case Studies

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...related, the purpose (of the gang), its organizational structure...example, relating to the type of criminal behavior in which specific gangs participate, is clouded by evidence indicating that gangs as organizations - and individuals within the gang - have great criminal versatility...
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Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives

Book by Louis Kontos, David Brotherton, Luis Barrios; Columbia University Press, 2003

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Gangs--United States

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...such a structure. Obviously, gangs described as criminal enterprises are more in need...structure than barrio-based gangs. The severity of drug use and abuse varies among gangs, but all are heavy users of...minori- ty of mostly older gang members inject heroin. However...
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The American Street Gang: Its Nature, Prevalence, and Control

Book by Malcolm W. Klein; Oxford University Press, 1997

Subjects:

Gang Members--United States, Gangs--Cross-Cultural Studies, Gangs--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...clothing, and other gang culture symbols all combine...analogue to many U.S. gangs. Japan The famous yakuza, organized criminal gangs, have received...but they are not street gangs in any sense. If any street gangs exist, they have not...addition to their regular gang activities. Police quoted...

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Journal Articles on: criminal gangs

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Are Unions Criminal Gangs?

Journal article by Walter Block; Global Virtue Ethics Review, Vol. 6, 2010

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Criminal law, Gangs, International, Libertarianism, Organizational structure, Studies, Unionization

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Are Unions Criminal Gangs? by Walter Block Introduction...police to keep local criminals in check (that is...not victimless "criminals" such as drug dealers...this were true, any criminal could say no less...hierarchical. Governments, gangs, rapists, impose their...
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Understanding Youth Gangs

Journal article by Rob White; Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 2002

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Australia, Children & youth, Criminology, Gangs, Juvenile delinquency

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...by Rob White on how to deal with gangs from the perspective of the community...Graycar Director An important part of gang research is to explore ways that criminal gangs can be prevented from forming or growing. Gang membership can affect criminal...
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Young People and Gangs

Journal article by Santina Perrone, Rob White; Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 2000

Subjects:

Australia, Children & youth, Criminology, Gangs

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...perhaps with a gang logo) gang-specific tattoos...continuous engagement in criminal conduct. Though the range of street crimes that gangs allegedly participate...imagery. Australian "Gangs" and Youth Culture...Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence (ABCI...Australiawide Youth Gang survey to ABCI intelligence...identified a number of youth gangs (n=54), some of...
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School Strategies to Deal with Gangs

Journal article by Rob White; Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 2002

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Crime prevention, Gangs, Juvenile delinquency, Schools

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...Strategies to Deal with Gangs by Rob White Analysis...people join or form criminal gangs indicates that gang membership is intimately...explore ways of stopping criminal gangs from forming and...definition of a criminal gang for the present discussion...In a school context, gangs may be associated with...
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Gang Loitering and Race

Journal article by Lawrence Rosenthal; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 91, 2000

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City of Chicago v. Morales--527 U.S. 41 (1999), Gangs--Laws, regulations, etc., Inner cities--Social aspects, Loitering--Laws, regulations, etc., Race relations--Analysis

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...43) But the form of criminal activity most closely...with criminal street gangs is drug trafficking. The 1998 National Youth Gang Survey found that reporting...insidious aspect of gang crime is one that the...literature often overlooks: gang activity is frequently...Openly conducted criminal activity signals to...the degree to which gangs have succeeded in intimidating...Few other types of criminals commit their crimes...

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Magazine Articles on: criminal gangs

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Career Criminals, Security Threat Groups, and Prison Gangs: an Interrelated Threat

Magazine article by David M. Allender, Frank Marcell; FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 72, June 2003

Subjects:

Correctional institutions, Criminals, Gangs, Law enforcement, Prisoners

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...effectiveness of combating such criminal activities. Although the criminal justice system never will stop all criminal activity, gang enforcement is an area...threat posed by career criminals, security threat groups, and prison gangs.
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Crime Falls, but Not Everywhere: Crime Is at Historic Lows in Many Places. but School and Mall Shootings, along with Grown-Up Criminal Gangs, Are Grim Reminders That the Culture of Violence Is Still with Us and on the Public Agenda

Magazine article by Donna Lyons; State Legislatures, Vol. 34, June 2008

Subjects:

Gang violence--Social aspects, Mental health--Social aspects, Police officers--Management, Police officers--Technology application, Police--Management, Police--Technology application, School violence--Social aspects, Shopping malls--Safety and security measures

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...certain areas. A key concern is gangs and their spread to communities...United States. "Migration of gangs across the country has brought...activity," says Wexler. Gangs are the primary distributors of drugs, and gang activity moves into and through...Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice to study gun violence...of guns into the hands of criminals. The law created the felony...
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Girls in Gangs: On the Rise in America

Magazine article by Mars Eghigian, Katherine Kirby; Corrections Today, Vol. 68, April 2006

Subjects:

Criminal statistics, Gangs--Statistics, Women criminals--Social aspects, Women criminals--Statistics

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...they tag along with gang members, wear gang colors and sometimes engage in criminal activities but retain...roles that girls in gangs may play are extensive...Gangbanging and supporting criminal acts, including selling...Getting Out of the Gang All sectors of society...act now to keep female gangs from following in the...
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Corrections Must Lead the Fight against Youth Gangs: The Goal of the Juvenile Justice System Should Be to Turn Youthful Offenders into Responsible, Law-Abiding, Productive Citizens and to Diminish the Influence of Gangs

Magazine article by Brian Parry; Corrections Today, Vol. 71, February 2009

Subjects:

Administration of juvenile justice--Methods, Correctional institutions--Management, Criminal rehabilitation--Methods, Gangs--Influence, Gangs--Prevention, Juvenile justice, Administration of--Methods, Rehabilitation of criminals--Methods

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...communities. Street gang members--many of them...benefit of the prison gang leaders. The juvenile...the problem of youth gangs and violence. However...prisons, to make juvenile criminal records public and to...public. Talking with gang members of all ages it...the reasons they joined gangs were personal. They...
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Connecting Drug Paraphernalia to Drug Gangs

Magazine article by Robert D. Sheeny, Efrain A. Rosario; FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 72, February 2003

Subjects:

Criminal investigations, Drug trafficking, Gangs

Collections: Entire Library

...quinine), the drug gang will realize an increase...a very minimum, the gang will gross a sixfold...concert with the drug gangs, facilitating drug...Engaging in Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE) as...nerve center of the gang. Experience gained...determined that drug gangs do not stockpile or...loss of income, and criminal charges. However...

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Newspaper Articles on: criminal gangs

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Caravans Seized as Police Launch Raids; Swoop Targets Organised Criminal Gangs

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), June 10, 2010

Subjects:

Gangs, Police vehicles, Searches and seizures, Theft

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Launch Raids; Swoop Targets Organised Criminal Gangs. Byline: Katie Davies THOUSANDS of...a man arrested after organised crime gangs were targeted in a police raid. A team...The message I want to get out to criminals is that if you carry out unlawful activity...
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Pub Drugs Gang Jailed; Criminals Used Local Bar as a Base for Deals

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), March 24, 2011

Subjects:

Bars (Drinking establishments), Bars, saloons, etc., Drug dealing, Drug traffic, Gangs

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Pub Drugs Gang Jailed; Criminals Used Local Bar as a Base for Deals. Byline: Sara Nichol A DRUGS...been jailed for nearly 30 years. Undercover police smashed the drug gang after officers were sent in to operate covertly to capture pushers...
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Armed Gang in Trail of Terror; CRIME: Police Hunt 'Very Dangerous' Criminals after Five Robberies

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), January 4, 2007

Subjects:

Gangs, Robbery

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Armed Gang in Trail of Terror; CRIME: Police Hunt Very Dangerous Criminals after Five Robberies. Byline: By Andrew Heath A GANG of masked robbers wielding machetes...investigation, said: "These criminals are very dangerous men. They...
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Met Gang Busters Swoop on 150 Homes; [Pounds Sterling]60m-a-Year Squad Will Target Worst Criminals

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 8, 2012

Subjects:

Gangs

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Met Gang Busters Swoop on 150...Squad Will Target Worst Criminals. Byline: Justin Davenport...war on Londons street gangs and raided 150 homes...Londons most serious gang criminals. Smaller task forces...officers will focus on gang members in boroughs. The gang squad will cost the...pursue the most harmful gangs and gang members...
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Met Gang Busters Swoop on 150 Homes; [Pounds Sterling]60m-a-Year Squad Will Target Worst Criminals

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 8, 2012

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Gangs

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Met Gang Busters Swoop on 150...Squad Will Target Worst Criminals. Byline: Justin Davenport...war on Londons street gangs and raided 150 homes...target the capitals 250 gangs for the first time as...ethical", to target the gangs. The first assault was...dawn raids on suspected gang members across the city...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: criminal gangs

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Gang

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

GANG group of people...purpose, often criminal. Gangs of criminals were long known...City. Modern criminal gangs are largely...1940s fighting gangs arose in the...Most fighting gangs are organized...strategy; the gang may range in...
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Haiti

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...rebels consisting of disaffected gangs formerly allied with the government...was readmitted to CARICOM. Armed gangs remain a significant problem in Haiti...move more strongly against Haitis criminal gangs. Although UN forces had successes...
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El Salvador

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...killed nearly 700 people. An increase in gang-related violence in 2005 led to army...government mounted a crackdown against criminal gangs in Aug., 2006; in October it said it...that was said to be linked to the anti-gang campaign. Crime and deteriorating economic...
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Nigeria

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...foreign oil workers and attacks on oil operations; the resulting government focus on protecting oil facilities allowed criminal gangs to expand their influence in populated areas there. In Oct., 2005, the government reached an agreement to pay...
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Corsica

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Feb., 1998, assassination of the French prefect. Beginning in the 1990s the roles of true nationalists and of criminal gangs appeared to blur. In 2001, Frances parliament voted to give the islands regional parliament power to amend some...

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