European Street Gangs and Troublesome Youth Groups - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook European Street Gangs and Troublesome Youth Groups write by Scott H. Decker. This book was released on 2005. European Street Gangs and Troublesome Youth Groups available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Although a well-known phenomenon in the U.S., street gangs and other violent and criminal groups_including racist groups_exist also in European cities and countries, and are of increasing concern in global law enforcement. The eminent contributors to this volume present valuable new data on European youth gangs, describing important characteristics of these groups, and their similarities and differences to American gangs. Their findings from the Eurogang Research Program compare European and American gang interventions, and highlight the impact of immigration and ethnicity, urbanization, national influences, and local neighborhood circumstances on gang development in several European countries. It is an important resource on crime, delinquency and youth development for criminologists, sociologists, youth workers, policy makers, local governments, and law enforcement professionals.
The Eurogang Paradox
The Eurogang Paradox - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Eurogang Paradox write by Malcolm Klein. This book was released on 2012-12-06. The Eurogang Paradox available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the first comprehensive collection of original research reports on the status of street gangs and problematic youth groups in Europe, as well as a set of special, state-of-the-art reports on the current status of American street gang research and its implications for the European gang situation. Professionals and students will find these papers easy to comprehend yet fully informative on comparative street gang studies.
Street Gangs, Migration and Ethnicity
Street Gangs, Migration and Ethnicity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Street Gangs, Migration and Ethnicity write by Frank van Gemert. This book was released on 2013-05-13. Street Gangs, Migration and Ethnicity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is the third publication from the Eurogang Network, a cross-national collaboration of researchers (from both North America and Europe) devoted to comparative and multi-national research on youth gangs. It provides a unique insight into the influence of migration on local gang formation and development, paying particular attention to the importance of ethnicity. The book also explores the challenges that migration and ethnicity pose for responding effectively to the growth of such gangs, particularly in areas where public discourse on such issues is restricted. Chapters in the book are concerned to address both situations where there have been longstanding problems with street gangs as well as areas where such issues have just started to emerge. A variety of different research traditions and approaches are represented, including ethnographic methods, self-report surveys and interviews, official records data and victim interviews. It will be essential reading for anybody interested in the phenomenon of street and youth gangs.
Youth Gangs in International Perspective
Youth Gangs in International Perspective - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Youth Gangs in International Perspective write by Finn-Aage Esbensen. This book was released on 2011-12-14. Youth Gangs in International Perspective available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As a steady source of juvenile delinquents and an incubator for future adult offenders, the youth gang has long been a focus of attention, from their origins and prevalence to intervention and prevention strategies. But while delinquent youth form gangs worldwide, youth gang research has generally focused on the U.S. Youth Gangs in International Perspective provides a needed corrective by offering significant studies from across Europe, as well as Trinidad-Tobago and Israel. The book spans the diversity of the field in the cultural and scholarly traditions represented and methods used, analyzing not only the social processes under which gangs operate and cohere, but also the evolution of the research base, starting with the Eurogang Program’s definition of the term youth gang. Cross-national and gender issues are discussed, as are measurement concerns and the possibility that the American conception of the youth gang is impeding European understanding of these groups. Among the topics covered: Gang dynamics through the lens of social identity theory. Defining gangs in youth correctional settings. Gang gender composition and youth delinquency. From Stockholm: a holistic approach to gang intervention. Gang membership as a turning point in the life course. The impact of globalization, immigration, and social process on neo-Nazi youth gangs. Filling a critical gap in the literature, Youth Gangs in International Perspective will find a wide audience among criminologists, policymakers specializing in youth crime, and researchers and graduate students in criminology, political science, and youth studies.
Gangs in the Era of Internet and Social Media
Gangs in the Era of Internet and Social Media - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gangs in the Era of Internet and Social Media write by Chris Melde. This book was released on 2020-08-13. Gangs in the Era of Internet and Social Media available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The ubiquity of the internet and social media has influenced the lives of people across the globe, including young people involved in street gangs and troublesome youth groups. This development raises important questions about the causes, features, and consequences of online gang behavior, as well as the consequences of this new phenomenon for gang prevention and intervention. In this edited volume, members of an international network of gang researchers, the Eurogang Program of Research, present findings and insights from recent academic gang studies focused on the use of internet and social media. It focuses on online features of gangs and the consequences of social media for the study of these groups. The second section of the book focuses on the meaning of online media for the prevention, monitoring and intervention of gangs, and for gang disengagement processes. This is the first volume focused on the role of internet and social media in the study of gangs. Providing much needed insights into online gang processes, it will appeal to students and researchers interested in gangs and juvenile delinquency, and to professionals, practitioners, and policy-makers working on preventing or reducing gang involvement and delinquent behavior.
