Life in the Gang: Family, Friends, and Violence
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Criminology Series)
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This study is based on three years of field work with 99 active gang members and 24 family members. The book describes the attractiveness of gangs, the process of joining, their chaotic and loose organisation, and their members' predominant activities - mostly hanging out, drinking, and using drugs. The authors also discuss gang members' rather slapdash involvement in major property crime and their disorganised participation in drug traffic, as well...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521565669
ISBN13:9780521565660
Release Date:August 1996
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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