Full Description
Explore the gang phenomenon with respect to the core components of the criminal justice system: the police, the courts, and corrections.Gangs specifically and sufficiently covers essential gang topics as well as groundbreaking information on new topics. This text presents a traditional and brief overview of the history of gangs and covers material not found in other textbooks: Gangs in the Media and Gangs in the Military.
Gangs:
engages the reader with vignettes, points to ponder, and more!
features discussion questions to challenge students and Web links to further review topics.
provides students with an excellent overview and encourages them to discuss major issues, problems, policies and practices in the field of gang studies.
