Additional information

Full Title

How Gangs Work An Ethnography of Youth Violence

Author(s)

J. Densley

Edition
ISBN

9781137271518, 9781137271501, 9781349444618

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Drawing on extensive interviews with gang members, this book provides a vivid portrayal of gang life. Topics include the profiles and motivations of gang members; the processes of gang evolution, organization, and recruitment; gang members’ uses of violence, media, and technology and the role of gangs in the drugs trade and organized crime