Gangsters : fifty years of madness, drugs, and death on the streets of America / Lewis Yablonsky.
Gangsters : fifty years of madness, drugs, and death on the streets of America / Lewis Yablonsky.
Gangsters : fifty years of madness, drugs, and death on the streets of America / Lewis Yablonsky.
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New York : New York University Press, c1997.
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T0357936
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English
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Physical content
xx, 237 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Gangs: Now and Then. 1. The Current Gang Problem. 2. Gangs in the Twentieth Century -- Pt. 2. The Contemporary Gang. 3. Gang Characteristics. 4. Black and Chicano Gangs: In and Out of Prison. 5. Why Gangs Kill: The Sociopath Factor -- Pt. 3. Treatment Approaches. 6. Some Effective Interventio...
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Publisher
New York : New York University Press, c1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
In Gangsters: Fifty Years of Madness, Drugs, and Death on the Streets of America, Lewis Yablonsky provides answers to the most baffling and crucial questions regarding gangs. How has the American gang evolved into its current structure? What prompts young people to participate in violent behavior? What can be done to extract adolescents from the ga...
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Gangsters : fifty years of madness, drugs, and death on the streets of America / Lewis Yablonsky.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-227) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 302.34/43.
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c1997.
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T0357936
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74VvpG8zB6gg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvpG8zB6gg
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ISBN
0814796796 (cloth : alk paper)
9780814796795 (cloth : alk paper)
DDC
302.34
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991005317569702626
