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GANGS IN THE GLOBAL CITY: Alternatives to Traditional Criminology

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Description for GANGS IN THE GLOBAL CITY: Alternatives to Traditional Criminology Paperback. Understanding worldwide gangs through the lens of globalization Editor(s): Hagedorn, John M. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKV; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 548.

Although they were originally considered an American phenomenon, gangs today have grown and transformed into global enterprises. Despite these changes, criminologists have not yet reassessed worldwide gangs in terms of the other changes associated with globalization.

John M. Hagedorn aims to correct this oversight by incorporating important theoretical advances in urban political economy and understanding changes in gangs around the world as a result of globalization and the growth of the information economy. Contrary to older conceptions, today’s gangs are international, are often institutionalized, and may be explicitly concerned with race and ethnicity. Gangs in the Global City presents the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252073373
SKU
V9780252073373
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About Hagedorn
John M. Hagedorn is an associate professor of criminal justice and a Great Cities Institute Fellow at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of Forsaking Our Children: Bureaucracy and Reform in the Child Welfare System and other books.

Reviews for GANGS IN THE GLOBAL CITY: Alternatives to Traditional Criminology
"This strong mix of fresh ideas offered by top authors in well-written and well-researched commentaries makes this book an important publication."
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

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