Street Gangs : The Law Enforcement Guide to Today's Urban Violence (1995, Trade Paperback)

Paladin Press

0873648137

9780873648134

1784558

Street Gangs : the Law Enforcement Guide to Today's Urban Violence

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Trade Paperback

English

Criminology

1995

Social Science

80 Pages

11in

8.5in

8 Oz

IntroductionChapter I - Sociology of GangsIntroductionSociology of the Street GangGang RecruitmentCausative FactorsWhat is Gang Activity?Gang CommunicationStreet Gang DynamicsStreet GangGang-Related CrimeGang MembershipGang LeadershipActive Gang MemberHard-Core MemberAssociate MemberPeripheral Gang MemberIdentification of Gang MembersAdmits Gang MembershipTattoosClothing AssociationRelationship of Prison Gangs to Street GangsChapter II - Hispanic GangsDrugsStyle of DressChapter III - Black GangsReasons and Types of MembershipAgesHierachyIdentifying CharacteristicsEnemiesLoyaltyFemale MembershipNarcoticsChapter IV - White GangsSkinheadsChapter V - Other Gang StylesStoner GangsPacific Islander GangsChapter VI - Asian GangsAsian Gangs OverviewFilipino GangsChinese GangsVietnamese GangsJapanese Organized Crime (Yakuza)Chapter VII - Female GangsRace/Ethnic DifferencesIndependent Female GangsPeer Pressure vs. Family TiesWhy Join?InitiationLeaving the GangStructure/OrganizationRoles in Criminal ActivityBlack Gang MembersHispanic Gang MembersAsian Gang MembersWhite Gang MembersAppearanceConclusion/RecommendationChapter IX - Departmental ResponseDepartmental GuidelinesStep Act - 186.22 P.C.Criminal Street Gang DefinedPattern of Criminal Gang Activity DefinesDeveloping Legal Expertise in Street GangsDepartmental Approach to Street GangsOperation Safe Streets (OSS)Gang Enforcement Teams (GET)Substance Abuse Narcotics Education (SANE)

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