Bibliograph

Gangs, Noah Berlatsky, book editor

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Gangs, Noah Berlatsky, book editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gangs

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

874728228

Responsibility statement

Noah Berlatsky, book editor

Series statement

Current controversies

Table Of Contents

What causes gangs and gang violence? Gangs form in response to a breakdown of law and order / Russell S. Sobel and Brian J. Osoba -- Gangs are an outgrowth of poverty and discrimination / Mikki Kendall -- Chicago gangs don't have to go far to buy guns / Frank Main -- Availability of guns does not fuel gang violence in Chicago / Daniel Greenfield -- Gang violence can have small-scale local causes / Sarah Stankorb -- Gangs have deep roots in Latino communities / Jimmy Franco, Sr. -- Heroin fuels gang violence in Chicago / John Lippert, Nacha Cattan, and Mario Parker -- Drug warriors and gun violence / James Peron -- Are gangs and gang violence increasing in the United States? Social media has led to an increase in gang violence / Ben Austen -- Detroit is experiencing an epidemic of gang violence / James A. Buccellato -- Gang violence is increasing in Denver / Sadie Gurman -- Fracturing gangs has increased violence in Chicago / Matthew Blake -- Gang violence in Los Angeles has decreased / Advancement Project -- How to return New York City to the street gangs / Heather Mac Donald -- Santa Ana violent gang crime reported down 40 percent / Denisse Salazar -- Gang violence has fallen in Aurora, Colorado / Brandon Johansson -- Do antigang policies violate civil rights? Antigang strategies justify profiling and discrimination / Robert J. Duran -- Police in Chicago do not discourage gangs but act like a gang themselves / Ta-Nehisi Coates -- Racial profiling targets innocent children / Courtney Bowie -- In prison, gang affiliation is used as an excuse for inhumane treatment / Amnesty International -- Police use criminal profiling to fight gangs and crime / Sunil Dutta -- Police balance public safety and civil rights in San Juan / Jacqueline Armendariz -- What is the gang problem like in other countries? Crime in Mexico: out of sight, not out of mind / The Economist -- Canadian gangs are linked to the global drug war / Jerry Langton -- Medellin, Colombia, fights ongoing drug gang violence / Tony Muse -- Gangster trials highlight China's crime battles / Sky Canaves -- Central American Maras: from youth street gangs to transnational protection rackets / Jose Miguel Cruz -- In Russia, anti-drug gangs hunt down "spice" dealers / Mansur Mirovalev -- Gangs of Rio / Mac Margolis -- Crime as a mirror of politics: urban gangs in Indonesia / Vanda Felbab-Brown

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