Gang transitions and transformations in an international context. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cheryl L. Maxson, Finn-Aage Esbensen, editors.
• Editors: Maxson, Cheryl Lee; Esbensen, Finn-Aage
• Contents: Introduction -- Part I. Gang Participation and Impacts on Individual Behavior -- Street Gang Variations in Two US Cities -- Micro-Place Disorder, Subjective Powerlessness, and Violent Youth Group Involvement in Antwerp -- Fear and Reciprocity: Comparing Gangs in Brussels and Caracas -- Multiple and Intense Offending Among German Youth -- Gang Youth and Friendship Networks in California Correctional Facilities -- Israeli and US Gangs in the Virtual World -- Part II: Transitions and Gang Transformations -- Motivations for Leaving Gangs in the US -- The Transformation of the Crips in the Netherlands -- How Norwegian Violent Youth Groups and Gangs Fall Apart -- How Do Perceived Discrimination, Perceived Injustice, and Thrill-Seeking Translate into Right Wing Disruptive Group Involvement in Flanders -- Youth Gang Members' Transitions in the US -- Part III: Fostering Gang Transition and Transformation: Strategies for Intervention and Prevention -- Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Evaluations of Gang Interventions in N. America -- Responding to Dutch Gangs with Role Models -- Collaboration as Usual in Sweden -- Intelligence Led Response to Swedish Street Gangs and its Consequences -- Pulling Levels on Gang Violence in London and St. Paul -- Part IV: Conclusions and Directions for Future Research.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 364.1066; Gangs -- Research; Gang members -- Psychology; Gang prevention; Criminal behavior, Prediction of; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology; Criminal behavior, Prediction of; Gang members -- Psychology; Gang prevention; Gangs -- Research; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319296029; 3319296027; 3319296000; 9783319296005
• Related ISBNs: 9783319296005
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 30, 2016).
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