Policing gangs in America / Charles M. Katz, Vincent J. Webb.

By:

Katz, Charles M

Contributor(s):

Webb, Vincent J

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (x, 310 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0511137427
9780511137426
0521851106
9780521851107
0521616549
9780521616546
0511296924
9780511296925
9780511133848
0511133847
9780511616082
0511616082
1280917520
9781280917523
0511135254
9780511135255
1107153905
9781107153905
9786610917525
6610917523
0511568177
9780511568176

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Policing gangs in America.DDC classification:

363.2/3 22

LOC classification:

HV8080.G35 K38 2006eb

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Contents:

Studying the police response to gangs -- Setting and methods -- Historical analysis of gangs and gang control -- Scope and nature of the current gang problem -- Form, function, and management of the police gang unit -- The gang unit officer -- On the job -- Policing gangs in a time of community policing -- Conclusion and implications.

Summary: Policing Gangs in America describes the assumptions, issues, problems, and events that characterize, shape, and define the police response to gangs in America today. The focus of the book is on the gang unit officers themselves and the environment in which they work. A discussion of research, statistical facts, theory, and policy with regard to gangs, gang members, and gang activity is used as a backdrop.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index.

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Policing Gangs in America describes the assumptions, issues, problems, and events that characterize, shape, and define the police response to gangs in America today. The focus of the book is on the gang unit officers themselves and the environment in which they work. A discussion of research, statistical facts, theory, and policy with regard to gangs, gang members, and gang activity is used as a backdrop.

English.

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