Title The youth gang problem : a community approach / Irving A. Spergel.

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New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	364.106 S749Y	Check Shelf

Description	xvi, 346 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-336) and index.
Contents	Introduction : comparative and historical perspectives -- Research limitations : data sources and definitions -- Scope and seriousness of the gang problem -- Gangs, drugs, and violence -- Gang member demographics and gang subcultures -- The structure of the gang -- The gang member experience -- The ecological context -- Youth gangs and organized crime -- Theoretical perspectives -- Planning for youth gang control and violence reduction -- Criminal justice system : the police -- Prosecution, defense, and the judiciary -- Probation, corrections, and parole--after care -- Social intervention -- Social opportunities : education and jobs -- Local community mobilization and evolving national policy.
Access	Online version licensed for access by U. of T. users.
Subject	Gangs -- United States.
	Juvenile delinquency -- United States.
	Juvenile delinquents -- United States.
	United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020
	United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
	United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
	United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
	Gangs. (OCoLC)fst00937695
	Juvenile delinquency. (OCoLC)fst00985320
	Juvenile delinquents. (OCoLC)fst00985367
	Social conditions (OCoLC)fst01919811
	Social policy. (OCoLC)fst01122738
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Jeugdbenden.
	Jeugdcriminaliteit.
	Overheidsbeleid.
	Social policy -- United States -- 1993-
Chronological Term	Since 1980
Indexed Term	Delinquency
	United States
Other Form:	Online version: Spergel, Irving A. Youth gang problem. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995 (OCoLC)624419777
ISBN	0195092031 (pbk.)
	9780195092035 (pbk.)
	0195070666 (cloth)
	9780195070668 (cloth)

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