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Life in the Gang: Family, Friends, and Violence
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Life in the Gang: Family, Friends, and Violence
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Scott H. Decker
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By (author) Barrik van Winkle
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| Series | Cambridge Studies in Criminology |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 154 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521565660
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| Classifications | Dewey:302.34 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
3 Tables, unspecified; 13 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
28 August 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This study is based on three years of field work with ninety-nine active gang members and twenty-four family members. The book describes the attractiveness of gangs, the process of joining, their chaotic and loose organization, and their members' predominant activities--mostly hanging out, drinking, and using drugs--and their rather slapdash involvement in major property crime and drug traffic. Extensive interviews with family members provide groundbreaking insights into the gang members' lives, and the story is told largely in the gang members' own words.
Reviews"...the authors make effective use of direct quotes from subjects as well as limited bar charts to present distributions of characteristics of the youth and their beliefs" Choice
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