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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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...Chicano Los Angeles-based gangs and New York-based...workers,23 Crews: Gang Members Talk to Maria...demonizing portrait of gang life perpetuated by the...Hinojosa and a group of teenagers from Flushing, New York...publicized murder by a gang member of a teenaged...subject of teenagers, gangs, and violence, despite...
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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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...What is meant by the phrase gang-like splinter group ? Such...story of Mexican American youth gangs more than hard data or evidence about Mexican American teenagers and gangs. Another reporter, working...a program designed to give gang members self-confidence and...
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Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective

Book by Terence P. Thornberry, Marvin D. Krohn, Alan J. Lizotte, Carolyn A. Smith, Kimberly Tobin; Cambridge University Press, 2003

Subjects:

Adolescent Psychology--New York (State)--Rochester--Longitudinal Studies, Gang Members--New York (State)--Rochester--Psychology--Longitudinal Studies, Gangs--New York (State)--Rochester--Longitudinal Studies, Juvenile Delinquency--New York (State)--Rochester--Longitudinal Studies

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...youth rather than at committed gang members. Recent efforts to...risk youth from joining a gang have fared little better...reduce the likelihood that teenagers will join street gangs. Although the initial evaluation...impact on reducing the level of gang membership, or the delinquency...
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Winning the War against Youth Gangs: A Guide for Teens, Families, and Communities

Book by Valerie Wiener; Greenwood Press, 1999

Subjects:

Gang Members--United States--Rehabilitation, Gang Prevention--United States--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Gangs--United States--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Juvenile Delinquency--United States--Prevention

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...protection they provide. As teenagers expand the dimensions of their...group membership, especially in gangs. When teenagers share the same interests and...friendship in their group. Some teenagers--often those who work part...
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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

...members in Jamaica do not join gangs solely for the purpose of participation...criminal activities. They, like gang members in other parts of the...initially become members of a gang to seek identity and belonging...separate identifiable teen gangs operating on the island. The teenagers are part of the larger, organized...

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Youth Gangs as Pseudo-Governments: Implications for Violent Crime

Journal article by Russell S. Sobel, Brian J. Osoba; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 75, 2009

Subjects:

Gangs--Behavior, Teenagers--Behavior, Youth violence--Analysis, Youth--Behavior

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...both Blood and Crip gangs. For Hispanic gangs and total gang membership, there is no causality in...that were classified by the police as gang crimes. Gangs that appeared to be most active in a...a methodology for estimating data on gangs, gang membership, and gang related criminal...
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Bad Boys: Bruce Davidson's Gang Photographs and Outlaw Masculinity

Journal article by Patricia Vettel Tom; Art Journal, Vol. 56, 1997

Subjects:

Art history, Davidson, Bruce, Gangs, Men, Photographers, Photography, Teenagers

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...on his experiences researching Brooklyn gangs in 1958. Salisbury observed that few...demands" that could divert them from the gang-their "main occupation." Instead...by giving artistic expression to the gang, Davidson and Mailer offer access to...passive objects of a consumptive gaze. Gangs create a parallel world with its own language...failure of masculinity itself, thus making gang members attractive as models for those...
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The Relationship of Gang Membership to Self-esteem, Family Relations, and Learning Disabilities

Journal article by Dorothy J. Florian-Lacy, Joseph L. Jefferson, Jacqueline Fleming; TCA Journal, Vol. 30, 2002

Subjects:

Correlation analysis, Families & family life, Gangs, Learning disabilities, Self image, Teenagers

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The Relationship of Gang Membership to Self-esteem...reporting a staggering increase in gang activity with bleak predictions...and weapons possession among teenagers have increased, especially...estimates that there are 1,436 gangs in the United States with 120,636 gang members. The Justice Department...
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Black Codes and Broken Windows: The Legacy of Racial Hegemony in Anti-Gang Civil Injunctions

Journal article by Gary Stewart; Yale Law Journal, Vol. 107, 1998

Subjects:

Gangs--Laws, regulations, etc., Injunctions--Laws, regulations, etc., Race discrimination--Laws, regulations, etc.

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...youth may turn to gang membership in hopes...backdrop of urban life, gangs may offer to teenagers a variety of services...177) Moreover, gang protection can literally...not characterized as "gang" activity); Bog...497-98 (noting that gangs, like fraternities...socializing outlets for teenagers). (173.) See Molina...
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Anti-Gang Ordinances after City of Chicago V. Morales: The Intersection of Race, Vagueness Doctrine, and Equal Protection in the Criminal Law

Journal article by Kim Strosnider; American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 39, 2002

Subjects:

City of Chicago v. Morales--527 U.S. 41 (1999), Equality before the law--Litigation, Gangs--Litigation, Loitering--Litigation

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...the Court in Morales. A. The Rise of Gangs and State Anti-Gang Ordinances State and city officials insist...quick to stereotype minority youth as gang members. (40) While some gangs are merely loose confederations, others...mandate police training relative to gangs, provide for gang intelligence databases, set forth rules...

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Gang Busters: States Respond to Rising Gang Violence

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

Subjects:

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

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...components for dealing with gangs: * Prevention--stopping kids from being recruited into gangs in the first place. * Intervention--rescuing teenagers from gang membership. * Suppression--busting up gangs, especially by going after...
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Managing Institutional Gangs: A Practical Approach Combining Security and Human Services

Magazine article by William Toller, Basil Tsagaris; Corrections Today, Vol. 58, October 1996

Subjects:

Correctional institutions--Management, Hampden County, Massachusetts--Correctional institutions, Prison gangs--Management

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...and fear - to enhance gang power, prestige and profits. Gangs in corrections are a...because the number of teenagers 15 to 19 - a target population for gangs - is predicted to grow...Dealing with Institutional Gangs Knowing the dynamics...facilities (with significant gang activity), assigning...
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The Apocalypse of Adolescence: This Spring One of Two Vermont Teenagers Charged with the Knifing Murder of Two Dartmouth College Professors Will Go on Trial

Magazine article by Ron Powers; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 289, March 2002

Subjects:

Parker, Jimmy--Cases, Teenagers--Cases, Tulloch, Robert--Cases, Vermont--Cases, Violent crimes--Cases, Youth--Cases

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...of occupation: the 25,000 distinct gangs, comprising more than 650,000 members...country. According to the National Youth Gang Center, every American state reported gang problems in the 1990s, as did half of...new task forces eventually crushed the gangs (or drove them underground) with paramilitary...phone calls to the parents of suspected gang members. The scare headlines gradually...
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Executive Director's Note

Magazine article by Drew Allbritten; Middle Ground, Vol. 14, October 2010

Subjects:

Academic achievement, Gangs, Middle schools, Teenagers, Violent crime

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...concerned about myriad other issues, including bullying and gang violence, drive-by shootings and guns at school, drugs and...daily basis. As a recent member of the Watts (Los Angeles) Gang Task Force, I saw hope fade from students eyes as their futures...
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The Children of War Street Gangs in El Salvador

Magazine article by Donna Decesare; NACLA Report on the Americas, Vol. 32, 1998

Subjects:

Latin America, Latin America--Foreign Relations--United States, United States--Foreign Relations--Latin America

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...Though it is primarily a Chicano gang, Salvadoran youths who live...be more likely to join this gang. The rival Mara Salvatrucha gang is much smaller but is one of L.A.s fastest-growing gangs. It began in the early 1980s when Salvadoran teenagers clashed with black and Chicano...

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Two Teenagers Seriously Ill after Being Stabbed in Clash between Gangs

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 1, 2010

Subjects:

Assault and battery, Gangs, Teenagers, Youth

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

Two Teenagers Seriously Ill after Being Stabbed in Clash between Gangs. Byline: Benedict Moore...were stabbed during a gang fight when up to 35 youths...possibility the stabbings were gang related was "one line...being chased by another gang. He said: "There were...area had been plagued by gangs of youths. One man...
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Two Teenagers Seriously Ill after Being Stabbed in Clash between Gangs

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 1, 2010

Subjects:

Gangs, Teenagers, Youth

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

Two Teenagers Seriously Ill after Being Stabbed in Clash between Gangs. Byline: Benedict Moore...were stabbed during a gang fight when up to 35 youths...possibility the stabbings were gang related was "one line...being chased by another gang. He said: "There were...area had been plagued by gangs of youths. One man...
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Boy, 15, Tops Thug List; Teenager with More Than 50 Convictions Heads File on Dangerous Gang Members

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 5, 2009

Subjects:

Gangs, Teenagers, Youth

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

...Boy, 15, Tops Thug List; Teenager with More Than 50 Convictions...largest police force. The teenager, who cannot be named for...Although the police list includes gang members convicted of more...attempted murder, the two teenagers were rated the worst in terms...Hamilton, of Strathclyde Polices gang taskforce, said the organisation...want us to challenge these gangs, this is all about reducing...
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The Gang Busters; Taskforce Aims to Stop Teenagers on Notorious Estate Going off the Rails

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 7, 2011

Subjects:

Gangs, Task forces, Teenagers, Youth

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

...Busters; Taskforce Aims to Stop Teenagers on Notorious Estate Going off...taskforce will create a map of gang activity in the borough and...girls are coerced into sex with gang members and forced to hold...looking for early signs of gang behaviour, focusing on kids...taskforce would also look at how gangs use YouTube and Facebook...
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Teenagers Arrange Village Gang Fights on the Internet; Police Promise Zero Tolerance Approach

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), February 18, 2006

Subjects:

Gangs

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

Teenagers Arrange Village Gang Fights on the Internet; Police...LIAM MURPHY Daily Post Staff TEENAGERS have been using internet chatrooms to plan gang fights in rural Cheshire villages...nearby Runcorn by train. Gangs of up to 50 youths are involved...

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