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The gang life : laugh now, cry later : suppression to prevention /

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"The Gang Life: Laugh Now, Cry Later examines the criminal gangster mindset and offers gang prevention strategies, using real-world examples to demonstrate a holistic approach toward combatting this surging societal problem. The text outlines the evolution of gang membership from a state of int...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brzenchek, Robert Matthew (Author), Pieper, Ben (Police officer) (Author), Plonczynski, Garrick (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Gangs > United States.
Gang prevention > United States.
Gangs > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Gang prevention
Gangs
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Problem
  • National perspective
  • Discussion
  • Criminal justice transformation
  • Gang trends
  • First contact
  • Intervention
  • Second contact
  • Sustained programs
  • When efforts fail
  • Suppression
  • Final contact
  • Case studies (1 to 5)
  • Strain to the criminal justice system
  • The way forward
  • Findings and conclusions
  • Conclusion
  • Afterword
  • References
  • Index.