A history of street gangs from colonial times to the present discussing why they have persisted, who joins them, what needs they satisfy, and what they have in

Summarizes research and professional criminal justice perspectives on gangs; describes some current gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies; a

This book is an historical account of the emergence of youth gangs and the transformation of these into street gangs in the United States. The author traces the

This new third edition provides an update on what is known about street gangs throughout the world and summarizes some of the major works on street gang phenome