Rev. ed. of: Gangs in America. 2nd ed. c1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-314) and index.

Foreword: What Is Past Is Prelude: Gangs in America and Elsewhere / James F. Short, Jr. -- The Gang: Changing Boundaries, Joining, "Banging," and Getting Out -- The Changing Boundaries of Youth Gangs / James C. Howell, John P. Moore, Arlen Egley, Jr. -- Joining the Gang: Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Gang Membership / Cheryl Maxson, Monica L. Whitlock -- Initiation of Drug Use, Drug Sales, and Violent Offending Among a Sample of Gang and Nongang Youth / Finn-Aage Esbensen, Dana Peterson, Adrienne Freng, Terrance J. Taylor -- Leaving the Gang / Scott H. Decker, Janet L. Lauritsen -- The Arenas: Neighborhoods, Communities, and Schools -- The Systemic Model of Gang Behavior: A Reconsideration / Robert J. Bursik, Jr. -- Introducing Hoover: I'll Ride for You, Gangsta' / Steven R. Cureton -- Gangs and the Informal Economy / John M. Hagedorn -- Gangs, Violence, and Safe Schools / Kenneth S. Trump -- Gangs and Community-Oriented Policing: Transforming Organizational Culture / C. Ronald Huff, Kent H. Shafer -- Issues in Developing and Maintaining a Regional Gang Incident Tracking System / James W. Meeker, Bryan Vila -- The Increasing Diversity of Gangs -- A Cross-Cultural Framework for Understanding Gangs: Multiple Marginality and Los Angeles / James Diego Vigil, Steve C. Yun -- The Girls in the Gang: What We've Learned From Two Decades of Research / Jody Miller -- Doing Field Research on Diverse Gangs: Interpreting Youth Gangs as Social Networks / Mark S. Fleisher -- Chinese Gangs: Familial and Cultural Dynamics / Sheldon X. Zhang -- Street Gangs: A Cross-National Perspective / Malcolm W. Klein -- Gang Research and Public Policy -- Ganging Up on Gangs: Anti-Loitering and Public Nuisance Laws / Gilbert Geis -- New Approaches to the Strategic Prevention of Gang and Group-Involved Violence / Anthony A. Braga, David M. Kennedy, George E. Tita -- Gangs and Public Policy: Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression / C. Ronald Huff.

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