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Gangs: Violence, Crime & Antigang Initiatives
Jay T. Soordhas (Ed.)
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Description for Gangs: Violence, Crime & Antigang Initiatives
Paperback. Editor(s): Soordhas, Jay T. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 4. Weight in Grams: 328.
Gang activity and related violence threaten public order in a diverse range of communities in the United States today. Contemporary views of the problem have been formed against the background of a significant adverse secular trend in gang activity during the last four decades. In particular, the rapid growth of gang membership, geographical dispersion, and criminal involvement during the violent crime epidemic -- associated with the emergence of the crack cocaine market during the mid-1980s to the early 1990s -- have intensified current concerns. The experience of those years continues to mark both patterns of gang activity and public policy ... Read more
Gang activity and related violence threaten public order in a diverse range of communities in the United States today. Contemporary views of the problem have been formed against the background of a significant adverse secular trend in gang activity during the last four decades. In particular, the rapid growth of gang membership, geographical dispersion, and criminal involvement during the violent crime epidemic -- associated with the emergence of the crack cocaine market during the mid-1980s to the early 1990s -- have intensified current concerns. The experience of those years continues to mark both patterns of gang activity and public policy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781606922866
SKU
V9781606922866
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