In this ground-breaking new book on the Norteña and Sureña (North/South) youth gang
dynamic, cultural anthropologist and linguist Norma Mendoza-Denton looks at the daily lives …

This chapter discusses the issues associated with defining gang desistance. It focuses on
the theoretical perspectives most frequently employed to explain the motivations for leaving …

In the past two decades, many prevention and suppression programs have been initiated on
a national and local level to combat street gangs--but what do we really know about them …

A comparative study examined both gang members and nongang members to provide an
accurate picture of the nature of gang life. Interviews were conducted in two contrasting …

Known for its unique blend of social science and legal research, Crime and Criminology,
Fifteenth Edition uses an interdisciplinary approach to bring a sprawling subject into sharp …

Although female gang membership was overlooked for several years, recent work by
feminist criminologists has provided a much more complex picture of female youth involved …

"[Gangs in America′ s Communities] is one of the most comprehensive treatments of gangs
in the marketplace.... I highly recommend its adoption as you will not be disappointed and …

In order to know how to foster change in abusive men, individuals and communities need to
understand not only how abusive thinking works..., but also where it comes from …

Extant gang research supports an enhancement effect of membership on delinquency; that
is, while delinquent youths may be attracted to gangs, it is also true that gang membership …

This paper is an engagement with Messerschmidt's structured action theory, and more
generally with feminist criminologists' applications of the concept 'doing gender'for …