國立虎尾科技大學 |

How gangs work = an ethnography of youth violence /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	How gangs work/ James Densley.
Reminder of title:	an ethnography of youth violence /
Author:	Densley, James A.
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire :Palgrave Macmillan, : 2013.,
Description:	1 online resource.
Subject:	Gangs - Great Britain. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137271518
ISBN:	9781137271518 (electronic bk.)

How gangs work = an ethnography of youth violence /
Densley, James A.1982-

How gangs workan ethnography of youth violence /[electronic resource] :James Densley. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire :Palgrave Macmillan,2013. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references.

Gangs and society -- Gang evolution -- Gang organization -- Gangs, media, and technology -- Gang recruitment -- Gang desistance -- Gang prevention and intervention.

In the wake of the 2011 UK riots and the British government's new American-style 'war on gangs', this book is the definitive account of 'how gangs work'. Based on two years of ethnographic fieldwork with gangs and drawing on a variety of sources, How Gangs Work provides a vivid portrayal of gang life, but not as the British traditionally know it. The book deconstructs the mythology of gangs to make sense of the profiles and motivations of gang members in straightforward, rational terms. How Gangs Work examines the vital processes of evolution, organization, and recruitment within gangs and gang members' instrumental and expressive uses of violence, media, and technology. Special attention is paid to the role of gangs in the drugs trade and the relationship between gangs and organized crime. The book concludes with a critical appraisal of gang desistance and the precarious future of gang prevention and intervention, with practical advice for practitioners, police and policy-makers.

ISBN: 9781137271518 (electronic bk.)

Source: 631608Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

940878
Gangs
--Great Britain.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV6439.G7 / D46 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 364.106/60941

How gangs work = an ethnography of youth violence /
LDR:02628cam 2200433Ka 4500 001 766593
003 OCoLC
005 20130621115233.0
006 m o d
007 cr cn|||||||||
008 140107s2013 enk ob 000 0 eng d
019 $a 841911207
020 $a 9781137271518 (electronic bk.)
020 $a 1137271515 (electronic bk.)
020 $z 9781137271501
020 $z 1137271507
029 1 $a AU@ $b 000051222623
029 1 $a NLGGC $b 357444345
035 $a (OCoLC)842155883 $z (OCoLC)841911207
035 $a ocn842155883
037 $a 631608 $b Palgrave Macmillan $n http://www.palgraveconnect.com
040 $a UKPGM $b eng $c UKPGM $d OCLCO $d IDEBK $d N$T $d YDXCP $d E7B
043 $a e-uk---
049 $a TEFA
050 4 $a HV6439.G7 $b D46 2013
072 7 $a TRU $x 003000 $2 bisacsh
082 0 4 $a 364.106/60941 $2 23
100 1 $a Densley, James A. $q (James Andrew), $d 1982- $3 940877
245 1 0 $a How gangs work $h [electronic resource] : $b an ethnography of youth violence / $c James Densley.
260 $a Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2013.
300 $a 1 online resource.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references.
505 0 $a Gangs and society -- Gang evolution -- Gang organization -- Gangs, media, and technology -- Gang recruitment -- Gang desistance -- Gang prevention and intervention.
520 $a In the wake of the 2011 UK riots and the British government's new American-style 'war on gangs', this book is the definitive account of 'how gangs work'. Based on two years of ethnographic fieldwork with gangs and drawing on a variety of sources, How Gangs Work provides a vivid portrayal of gang life, but not as the British traditionally know it. The book deconstructs the mythology of gangs to make sense of the profiles and motivations of gang members in straightforward, rational terms. How Gangs Work examines the vital processes of evolution, organization, and recruitment within gangs and gang members' instrumental and expressive uses of violence, media, and technology. Special attention is paid to the role of gangs in the drugs trade and the relationship between gangs and organized crime. The book concludes with a critical appraisal of gang desistance and the precarious future of gang prevention and intervention, with practical advice for practitioners, police and policy-makers.
588 $a Description based on print version record.
650 0 $a Gangs $z Great Britain. $3 940878
650 0 $a Youth and violence $z Great Britain. $3 940879
650 7 $a TRUE CRIME / Organized Crime $2 bisacsh $3 836537
655 4 $a Electronic books. $2 local $3 554714
856 4 0 $3 Palgrave Connect $u http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137271518
938 $a Ingram Digital eBook Collection $b IDEB $n cis25407931
938 $a EBSCOhost $b EBSC $n 574991
938 $a YBP Library Services $b YANK $n 10691840
938 $a ebrary $b EBRY $n ebr10695105
994 $a C0 $b TEF