Gangs /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Detroit :
Greenhaven Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Issues that concern you.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Gang presence in suburban areas is rising / Michael B. Mukasey
- Girl gangs are a growing problem in many parts of the world / Dolly
- Gang members are infiltrating the US military in increasing numbers / Matthew A. Roberts
- Claims that gangs are infiltrating the US military are overblown / Max Fisher
- Gangs are increasingly recruiting athletes / Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian
- Decriminalizing drugs would disempower gangs / Jerry Paradis
- Decriminalizing drugs would not solve the gang problem in Central America / Ralph Espach
- Stopping illegal immigration would weaken hispanic gangs in the United States / James Walsh
- Illegal immigrants do not commit more crimes than native-born Americans / Stuart Anderson
- The youth promise act would decrease the numbers of young people in gangs / Bobby Scott
- School counselors play an important role in decreasing gang membership / Jim Paterson
- City parks and recreation departments provide young people with effective alternatives to joining gangs / Boris Weintraub
- Christian organizations can transform gang members by offering them second chances / Robert Brenneman
- Government programs discourage youth from joining gangs and reform current gang members / Ely Flores
- Organizations to contact
- Bibliography
- Index.