Critical and intersectional gang studies. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jennifer M. Ortiz.
• Editors: Ortiz, Jennifer M
• Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction Section 1: Gang Definition Chapter 2: "Gang Ain’t In My Dictionary": Utilizing Insider Perspectives to Develop a Critical Gang Definition Jennifer M. Ortiz Chapter 3: Demystifying Alt-Right Gangs: Are White Power Groups Cut from the Same Cloth as Conventional Gangs? Matthew Valasik & Shannon Reid Chapter 4: [Folk]tales of different peoples¹: Transgressing gang definitions and historical ties Brian Cabral & Sarah Bruno Section 2: Critical Reflections on Gang Studies Chapter 5: Towards a Decolonial Imaginary to Reexamine and Redefine Mainstream Definitions of ‘Gangs’ and ‘Gang Members’ in America Amy Andrea Martinez Chapter 6: MS-13, Gang Studies, and Crimes of the Powerful Kenneth Sebastian Leon & Maya Barack Chapter 7: Evolution of the Folk Devil: Deconstructing Claims about Hybrid Gangs Christian Bolden & Renee Lamphere Section 3: Intersectional Gang Studies Chapter 8: Gang as a Proxy for Race: How the Criminal Justice System uses ‘gang’ to reinforce oppression in minority communities Jennifer M. Ortiz Chapter 9: "I wanted to be the first Mexican Mafia female member:" An Intersectional Criminological Analysis of Chicana Gang Members in California Marisa D. Salinas & Xuan Santos Chapter 10: LGBTQ Gang Members’ Intersectional Identities and Experiences Vanessa Panfil
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (176 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 364.1066; Gangs; Gang members
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000862034; 9781000862003
• Related ISBNs: 9780367748371; 9780367742140
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