书目名称 | Youth Gangs in International Perspective | 副标题 | Results from the Eur | 编辑 | Finn-Aage Esbensen,Cheryl L. Maxson | 视频video | | 概述 | Explore Youth Gangs outside of the United States.Provides a consistent language and framework for comparing gangs across countries.Examines youth gangs from an interdisciplinary perspective, from risk | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .As a steady source of juvenile delinquents and an incubator for future adult offenders, the youth gang has long been a focus of attention, from their origins and prevalence to intervention and prevention strategies. But while delinquent youth form gangs worldwide, youth gang research has generally focused on the U.S.. .Youth Gangs in International Perspective. provides a needed corrective by offering significant studies from across Europe, as well as Trinidad-Tobago and Israel. The book spans the diversity of the field in the cultural and scholarly traditions represented and methods used, analyzing not only the social processes under which gangs operate and cohere, but also the evolution of the research base, starting with the Eurogang Program’s definition of the term .youth gang.. Cross-national and gender issues are discussed, as are measurement concerns and the possibility that the American conception of the youth gang is impeding European understanding of these groups. Among the topics covered: . .Gang dynamics through the lens of social identity theory..Defining gangs in youth correctional settings..Gang gender composition and youth delinquency..From Stockholm: a holistic app | 出版日期 | Book 2012 | 关键词 | Globalization; Juvenile Delinquency; Peer Pressure; School Violence; Youth Gangs | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1659-3 | isbn_softcover | 978-1-4899-9180-5 | isbn_ebook | 978-1-4614-1659-3 | copyright | Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 |
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