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  • On Gangs

    by Scott H. Decker, David C. Pyrooz, James A. Densley ...
    Gangs are multifaceted and varied, so any attempt to understand them cannot be restricted to a singular approach. On Gangs provides a diverse and comprehensive survey of the available theories for understanding this social issue as well as the broad range of responses to it. The authors look at the many influences on gangs’ operation, growth, prevention, and enforcement.The authors provide ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Policing Immigrants

    Local Law Enforcement on the Front Lines

    by Doris Marie Provine, Monica W. Varsanyi, Paul G. Lewis, Scott H. Decker ...
    Series series Chicago Series in Law and Society
    The United States deported nearly two million illegal immigrants during the first five years of the Obama presidency—more than during any previous administration. President Obama stands accused by activists of being "deporter in chief." Yet despite efforts to rebuild what many see as a broken system, the president has not yet been able to convince Congress to pass new immigration legislation, and ... Read more

    $20.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling

    Lessons from the Inside

    by Scott H. Decker, Margaret Townsend Chapman ...
    Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling features interviews with 34 convicted drug smugglers -- most of them once major operators -- detailing exactly how drugs are smuggled into the U.S. from Latin America. These sources provide tangible evidence of the risks, rewards, and organization of international drug smuggling.Quoting frequently from their interviews, Decker and Chapman explain how individuals ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • International Handbook of Juvenile Justice

    Edited by Josine Junger-Tas, Scott H. Decker ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    In 2000 several European academics decided it was time to launch a European Society of Criminology. From the start the new Society encouraged the creation of working groups on specialized topics. One of the first such working groups was focused on “juvenile justice,” launched by the first author of this book. The idea for this book emerged from concerns about recent developments in juvenile ... Read more

    $287.09 USD

  • Competing for Control

    Gangs and the Social Order of Prisons

    by David C. Pyrooz, Scott H. Decker ...
    Pyrooz and Decker pull apart the bars on prison gangs to uncover how they compete for control. While there is much speculation about these gangs, there is little solid research. This book draws on interviews with 802 inmates - half of whom were gang members - in two Texas prisons; one of the largest samples of its kind. Using this data, the authors explore how gangs organize and govern, who joins ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • International Handbook of Juvenile Justice

    Edited by Nerea Marteache, Scott H Decker ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This comprehensive reference work presents an in-depth analysis of juvenile justice systems across the world. The second edition of this Handbook has been updated with 13 new chapters, now covering a total of 34 countries, across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East from an international and comparative perspective.The International Handbook of Juvenile Justice is the ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • The Handbook of Gangs

    Edited by Scott H. Decker, David C. Pyrooz ...
    Series series Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice
    Pulling together the most salient, current issues in the field today, The Handbook of Gangs provides a significant assessment by leading scholars of key topics related to gangs, gang members, and responses to gangs.• Chapters cover a wide array of the most prominent issues in the field of gangs, written by scholars who have been leaders in developing new ways of thinking about the topics• Delivers ... Read more

    $181.00 USD

  • European Street Gangs and Troublesome Youth Groups

    by Francesca Angelini, Paul Bradshaw, Yngve Carlsson, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Mark S. Fleisher, Uberto Gatti, Hans-Juergen Kerner, Malcolm W. Klein, Inger-Lise Lien, Gilberto Marengo, Natalia Melchiorre, Kerstin Reich, Alexander Salagaev, Marcello Sasso, Alexander Shashkin, Irina Sherbakova, Elias Touryanskiy, Frank van Gemert, Elmar G. M. Weitekamp ...
    Series series Violence Prevention and Policy
    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 ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

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  • Street Gang Patterns and Policies

    by Malcolm W. Klein, Cheryl L. Maxson ...
    Series series Studies in Crime and Public Policy
    In the past two decades, many prevention and suppression programs have been initiated on a national and local level to combat street gangs--but what do we really know about them? Why do youths join them? Why do they proliferate? Street Gang Patterns and Policies is a crucial update and critical examination of our understanding of gangs and major gang-control programs across the nation. Often ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Crime in Canada

    by Diane Crocker ...
    In her latest book, sociologist Diane Crocker challenges the popular perception that crime in Canada is on the rise and argues that public opinion is becoming a bigger barrier to achieving justice than the actual extent of crime. Using the most current data available, her research reveals how we can better assess the effectiveness of crime control policies, as well as our own responses to crime, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Routledge International Handbook of Crime and Gender Studies

    Edited by Claire Renzetti, Susan Miller, Angela Gover ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Criminological research has historically been based on the study of men, boys and crime. As a result, the criminal justice system’s development of policies, programs, and treatment regimes was based on the male offender. It was not until the 1970s that some criminologists began to draw attention to the neglect of gender in the study of crime, but today, the study of gender and crime is burgeoning ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Handbook on the Study of Multiple Perpetrator Rape

    A multidisciplinary response to an international problem.

    Edited by Jessica Woodhams, Miranda Horvath ...
    Series series Issues in Forensic Psychology
    Whilst there is considerable literature on rape from various perspectives, there is very little that focuses on rape committed by multiple perpetrators (also referred to as group or gang rape). For the first time, this handbook brings together international multi-disciplinary perspectives on multiple perpetrator rape.The book is organised to provide readers with a comprehensive account of the ... Read more

    $62.99 USD