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The Projects: Gang and Non-Gang Families in East Los Angeles

Book by James Diego Vigil; University of Texas Press, 2007

Subjects:

Gang Members--Family Relationships--California--Los Angeles, Gangs--California--Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social Conditions, Poor Families--California--Los Angeles, Public Housing--California--Los Angeles

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...of the Guys: Girls, Gangs, and Gender. New York...2002. The Girls in the Gang: What Weve Learned from...C. R. Huff, ed., Gangs in America III, 175...W. 1978. Homeboys: Gangs, Drugs, and Prison...Hispanic Underclass? Social Science Quarterly7o...Happens to Girls in the Gang? In C. Ronald Huff...
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The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Transformation of a New York City Gang

Book by David C. Brotherton ;, Luis Barrios; Columbia University Press, 2004

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African American Youth--New York (State)--New York--Social Conditions, Gangs--New York (State)--New York--Case Studies, Gangs--New York (State)--New York--History, Hispanic American Youth--New York (State)--New York--Social Conditions, New York (N.Y.)--Social Conditions, Youth With Social Disabilities--New York (State)--New York

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...there exists a certain potential in gangs for social ac- tion, and some even refer to the gang at times as a social movement (Spergel 1995:123), there...Consequently, the possibility of gangs emerging with their own alternative...
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Gang Nation: Delinquent Citizens in Puerto Rican, Chicano, and Chicana Narratives

Book by Monica Brown; University of Minnesota Press, 2002

Subjects:

Gang Members--United States, Hispanic American Youth--Ethnic Identity, Hispanic American Youth--Public Opinion, Hispanic American Youth--Social Conditions, United States--Ethnic Relations

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...Bloods are today), gang bonding has been a...Davis, City of Quartz Gangs are no accident...will not decline as a social problem until we confront...understanding our- selves. Gangs have a social context...The American Street Gang In late spring, the...
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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

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...Smart in his "Female Gang Delinquency: A Search...range, across fourteen gangs, of courtrecorded violent...Academy of Political and Social Science 364 1966 : 96...Territoriality in Chicano Gangs", Social Problems 31 1983 : 182...in the Chicago YMCA gang project, recorded cliques...
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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

...factors for adolescent gang membership: Results from the Seattle Social Development Project...Howell, J. C. Youth gangs: An overview . Juvenile...The new youth gangs: Social policy and malignant...1995). Moore, J. P. Gangs, drugs, and violence...the 1996 National youth gang survey. Fact Sheet...

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Journal Articles on: gangs social

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The Gang Truce: A Movement for Social Justice

Journal article by Nancy Stein; Social Justice, Vol. 24, 1997

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Gangs--Social policy, Police misconduct--Social aspects, Police--Malpractice, Youth--Crimes against

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...information about the gang truce from interviews...groups that work with gangs in the favelas in Brazil...participation in the gang truce rally held in Watts...bring about some type of social and economic justice...Latino, Asian, and other gangs working together? Does...13, an old, Latino gang. People were gunned...
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Penitentiaries, Reformatories, and Chain Gangs: Social Theory and the History of Punishment in Nineteenth-Century America

Journal article by Bard R. Ferrall; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 89, 1998

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Books--Reviews, Penitentiaries, Reformatories, and Chain Gangs: Social Theory and the History of Punishment in Nineteenth-Century America (Book)--Reviews

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...Penitentiaries, Reformatories, and Chain Gangs: Social Theory and the History of Punishment...REFORMATORIES, AND CHAIN GANGS: SOCIAL THEORY AND THE HISTORY OF PUNISHMENT...punishment functions to maintain the social order-punishment is increased during...
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Representations of Gangs and Delinquency: Wild in the Streets

Journal article by Paul A. Perrone, Meda Chesney-Lind; Social Justice, Vol. 24, 1997

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Gangs--Media coverage, Juvenile delinquency--Media coverage, Sensationalism in television--Social aspects

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...and offered that gangs can be transformed into social clubs less prone...sanguinely added: "Gang members do not reject...project in which gang members volunteered...image" and "bring gangs more into the social mainstream." One...narrowly focus on youth gang activity in their...many articles on gangs and delinquency...focal points of social constructionist...
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Youth Gangs, Masculinity and Violence in Late Victorian Manchester and Salford

Journal article by Andrew Davies; Journal of Social History, Vol. 32, 1998

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Gangs--England, Manchester, England--Social aspects, Masculinity--Social aspects, Salford, England--Social aspects, United Kingdom--History, 1837-1901 (Victorian era), Violence--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...certain youths joined gangs whilst others, from...the behaviour of gang members over the...husbands, and many gang members no doubt...project on "Youth Gangs and Urban Violence...the Economic and Social Research Council...Thrasher, The Gang: A Study of 1,313 Gangs in Chicago (Chicago...Corner Society: The Social Structure of an Italian...
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Cognitive and Social Influences on Gang Involvement among Delinquents in Three Chinese Cities

Journal article by Ngan-Pun Ngai, Chau-Kiu Cheung, Steven Sek-Yum Ngai; Adolescence, Vol. 42, 2007

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Canton, China--Social aspects, Gang members--Case studies, Gang violence--Case studies, Gangs--Case studies, Hong Kong--Social aspects, Shanghai, China--Social aspects

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...factors affecting their gang involvement. This finding...effective sources of social control, teachers are...in ethnic enclaves and gangs (Nee Sanders, 2001...as opposed to observed gang involvement. Further...investigate involuntary gang involvement, given that...vulnerable to pressure to join gangs (Klein, 1997; Yoder...alternative sources of social control in Mainland China...

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Magazine Articles on: gangs social

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Understanding and Responding to Youth Gangs: A Juvenile Corrections Approach

Magazine article by Lonnie Jackson; Corrections Today, Vol. 61, August 1999

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Corrections--Technique, Gangs--Social aspects, Juvenile corrections--Technique, Rehabilitation of juvenile offenders--Technique

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...definition of a youth gang member varies from one...Police Bureaus pamphlet, Gangs/Pandillas, defines a gang as "a group of people...in criminal or anti-social behavior on a regular...steps toward eliminating gangs altogether. There is...identified as at-risk for gang involvement need mentors...counseling and help from social workers as well. As...
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Cutting to the Core of the Gang Crisis

Magazine article by Amparo Trujillo; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 57, November 2005

Subjects:

Gangs--International aspects, Gangs--Social aspects

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...crimes committed by youth gangs, called maras or pandillas...put the total number of gang members in Honduras...rise in crimes caused by gangs. "This is a social problem that needs to...creating a greater social crisis in the receiving...Mass deportations of gang members have played an...Saivatrucha and M-18 gangs in Central America...
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Gang Busters: States Respond to Rising Gang Violence

Magazine article by Sarah Hammond; State Legislatures, Vol. 34, June 2008

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Gang violence--Control, Gangs--Laws, regulations and rules, Gangs--Social aspects, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Reports

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...than 30,000 different gangs across America with some...JOIN? The FBI defines a gang as "a group of three...criminal acts." Many gangs are a product of a specific...protection and emotional and social support. Mostly, gangs...same kids who end up in gangs. Sometimes, membership in a certain gang is a family tradition...
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Gato and Alex-No Safe Place -- GANGS AND STATE VIOLENCE: THE HUMAN STORY OF THE LOS ANGELES POLICE SCANDAL

Magazine article by Tom Hayden; The Nation, Vol. 271, July 10, 2000

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El Salvador--Social aspects, Gangs--Social aspects, Los Angeles, California, Police, Police officers, Race relations

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...become rivals in Americas gang war on the streets of...justified the war on gangs that has become the worst...Someone from a nearby gang called him a chuntero...violence in underlying social factors has been discredited...better way to look at gang violence is through the...resources like oil, while gangs assemble weapons to control...
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How to Grow a Gang

Magazine article by Matthew Quirk; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 301, May 2008

Subjects:

Criminal anthropology, Deportation--Social aspects, Deportation--Statistics, Gangs--Social aspects, Illegal immigrants--Control, Illegal immigrants--Social aspects, Mara Salvatrucha--Membership, Mara Salvatrucha--Social aspects

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...with gang members, which only reinforces gang ties; with dabblers and minor offenders, experts agree that anti-gang intervention programs are better at preventing gangs growth. For hardcore gang members, quickie deportations on immigration...

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Newspaper Articles on: gangs social

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Gang Attack at a Busy Social Club; Victim Knifed in the Legs

Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), January 10, 2011

Subjects:

Gangs

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

Gang Attack at a Busy Social Club; Victim Knifed in the Legs. Byline...gang who stabbed a punter in a Tyneside social club. A knife-wielding gang stormed into the Walker Village Social Club in Church Walk, Walker, Newcastle...
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Teenage Rape Rise Is Linked to Gangs; Attacks 'Way of Imposing Power; Social Network Sites Are Blamed

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 15, 2010

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Online social networks, Rape

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

...Attacks Way of Imposing Power; Social Network Sites Are Blamed...getting worse all the time. "Gangs rape girls because they want...growing sexualisation of girls on social networking sites. "A lot of young girls going on social networking sites are displaying...is to increase its focus on gang-related sex attacks. The...
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BEBO BACKLASH FOR HAPPY SLAP GIRL GANG; EXCLUSIVE Sickened Pals of Attack Victim Tell of Their Disgust on Social Network Site

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 2, 2008

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Online social networks--Social aspects

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BEBO BACKLASH FOR HAPPY SLAP GIRL GANG; EXCLUSIVE Sickened Pals of Attack Victim Tell of Their Disgust on Social Network Site. Byline: By Janice Burns THE gang of girl thugs who battered a classmate in a vicious "happy slapping" attack have...
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Minister Hears How City Gun Gangs Exploit the Internet

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 11, 2008

Subjects:

Gangs--Social aspects, Online social networks--Social aspects

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

...Minister Hears How City Gun Gangs Exploit the Internet...police crackdown on gun gangs carried out through Birmingham...increasingly aware of gang culture and that social networking sites had...Office-backed Tackling Gangs Action Programme (TGAP...Government to reduce gang activity, gun and knife...discovery of an image on a social networking site of a...
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Gang Fight Pupil Bites His Teacher; Brawl Led to Hospital Treatment

Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), February 12, 2011

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Assault and battery, Gangs, Hospitals, Online social networks, Teachers

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

Gang Fight Pupil Bites His Teacher...treatment after he was bitten in a gang brawl at a Tyneside school...have been organised through social networking site Facebook and involved youngsters from rival gangs. As the fight moved inside...tried to break it up. But the gangs turned their violence on staff...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: gangs social

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Haiti

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...been a republic. Political and social conflict persisted, intensified...rebels consisting of disaffected gangs formerly allied with the government...readmitted to CARICOM. Armed gangs remain a significant problem...strongly against Haitis criminal gangs. Although UN forces had successes...
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Brazil

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...improvements, economic and social problems continued and the...led to the sidetracking of social-reform legislation he had...weeklong outbreak of rampant gang violence and, in turn, police vengeance against the gangs erupted in mid-May, 2006, in Sao Paulo state when a gang sought revenge for a government...
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El Salvador

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...problems, and inequitable social system led to social and political unrest; by the...700 people. An increase in gang-related violence in 2005...crackdown against criminal gangs in Aug., 2006; in October...to be linked to the anti-gang campaign. Crime and deteriorating...
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Organized Crime

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...criminal organization. Firmly rooted in the social structure, it is protected by corrupt...Capone mob of Chicago, the Detroit Purple gang, and the Owney Madden ring of New York City, gang wars and gangland killings were distinctive features of the 1920s. Powerful gangs corrupted local law-enforcement agencies...
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Rwanda

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...territory). Until the last years of Belgian rule the traditional social structure of Rwanda was not altered; considerable Christian...strife erupted on a massive scale. Rwandan soldiers and Hutu gangs slaughtered an estimated 500,000 1 million people, mostly...

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