Chasing After Street Gangs: A Forty-Year Journey

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Malcolm Klein (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California) Henry N. Pontell (Distinguished Professor, Distinguished Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice at The City University of New York)

Chasing After Street Gangs

A Forty-Year Journey

Malcolm Klein (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California), Henry N. Pontell (Distinguished Professor, Distinguished Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice at The City University of New York)

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Oxford University Press Inc
11 January 2016

Crime & criminology; Common law; Legal history; Criminal law & procedure

Series: Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice

In this brief, accessible text, Malcolm Klein presents insights gained from his forty years of experience investigating street gangs. In Part I he reveals some of the dominant trends that have emerged over the course of his research, defining and describing gangs, their locations, who joins them, and the types of illegal behavior in which they engage. In Part II he delves into the conceptual contexts that help us to understand those trends, examining gangs in relation to other small groups, comparing gangs in the U.S. to those in Europe, and discussing approaches to gang control.

About the Series

Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice provides essential knowledge on important contemporary matters of crime, law, and justice to a broad audience of readers. Volumes are written by leading scholars in that area. Concise, accessible, and affordable, these texts are designed to serve either as primers around which courses can be built or as supplemental books for a variety of courses.

By: Malcolm Klein (Emeritus Professor of Sociology Emeritus Professor of Sociology University of Southern California)
Series edited by: Henry N. Pontell (Distinguished Professor Distinguished Professor John Jay College of Criminal Justice at The City University of New York)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 140mm, Width: 208mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9780190215248
ISBN 10: 0190215240
Series: Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Pages: 104
Publication Date: 11 January 2016
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Malcolm Klein is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Southern California. Series Editor Henry N. Pontell is a Distinguished Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.

Reviews for Chasing After Street Gangs: A Forty-Year Journey

Klein is the leading gang scholar * the gang guru. Chasing After Street Gangs summarizes his wealth of gang knowledge and is very clear on where we need to focus our energies in tackling the gang problem. * This book reveals the remarkable career in gang research of Mac Klein. Told in his typically engaging style, he takes the reader on his journey through the twists and turns of charting what we know * and don't know * This book is classic Klein: engaging, thoughtful, and at times irreverent. If you are interested in gaining an appreciation for the current state of youth gang research and policy, I recommend this user-friendly monograph. Mac (as Klein is known) shares forty-plus years of scholarly research in a very readable format. For readers who have not had the pleasure of meeting Mac in person, this book will give you some insight into his humor along with his wisdom. * Finn-Aage Esbensen, University of Missouri-St. Louis *