Islands in the Street : Gangs and American Urban Society.
Title:
Islands in the Street : Gangs and American Urban Society.
Author:
Sanchez-Jankowski, Martin.
ISBN:
9780520911314
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (399 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. A Theory of Gang Behavior and Persistence -- Part One: The Gang and Its Environment -- 2. Gang Involvement -- 3. In the Organization -- 4. Gang Business: Making Ends Meet -- 5. The Anatomy of Gang Violence -- 6. The Gang and the Community -- Part Two: The Gang and the Outside World -- 7. Gangs and Governments -- 8. Gangs, Criminal Justice, and Public Order -- 9. The Media and Gangs: Image Construction and Myth Management -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Summary of Gangs Studied -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
"Vivid, lively, and yet theoretically informed, a triumph of patient and sustained fieldwork. . . . Jankowski presents the gang and its members not as pathological departures from social norms, but as shrewd and resourceful operators."-Michael Lipsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Islands in the Street fills a wide gap in the literature on gangs. Jankowski's innovative model of gang participation and organization is important and elegant, guaranteeing that this will be the book on gangs for the next ten years, if not longer."-Ruth Horowitz, University of Delaware.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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