Description: Further DetailsTitle: Gangs and SocietyCondition: NewSubtitle: Alternative PerspectivesISBN-10: 0231121415EAN: 9780231121415ISBN: 9780231121415Publisher: Columbia University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/01/2003Description: Compiled by three leading experts in the psychological, sociological, and criminal justice fields, this volume addresses timely questions from an eclectic range of positions. The product of a landmark conference on gangs, Gangs and Society brings together the work of academics, activists, and community leaders to examine the many functions and faces of gangs today. Analyzing the spread of gangs from New York to Texas to the West Coast, the book covers such topics as the spirituality of gangs, the place of women in gang culture, and the effect on gangs of a variety of educational programs and services for at-risk youth. The final chapter examines the "gang-photography phenomenon" by looking at the functions and politics of different approaches to gang photography and features a photographic essay by Donna DeCesare, an award-winning journalist.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USContributor: Louis Kontos (Edited by), David C. Brotherton (Edited by), Luis Barrios (Edited by)Genre: Society & CultureTopic: Social SciencesAuthor: Luis BarriosRelease Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Gangs and Society
Title: Gangs and Society
Subtitle: Alternative Perspectives
ISBN-10: 0231121415
EAN: 9780231121415
ISBN: 9780231121415
Release Date: 05/01/2003
Release Year: 2003
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Luis Barrios (Edited by)
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Social Sciences
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Name: Gangs and Society : Alternative Perspectives
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Subject: Criminal Law / General, Criminology, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year: 2003
Item Weight: 17.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 0.9 in
Subject Area: Law, Social Science
Author: David C. Brotherton
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
