The Modern Gang Reader

The Modern Gang Reader

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An up-to-date collection of the most insightful and influential research on gangs today, <em>The Modern Gang Reader,</em> Fourth Edition, brings together articles that discuss the prevalence, structures, and behaviors of gangs today and analyze society's responses to them. <br><br>With a strong focus on international and comparative research, this authoritative volume exposes students to the array of dissenting points of view that represent the ongoing controversies behind the nature of gangs. <br><br><strong>NEW TO THIS EDITION</strong><br><br>Thirty-two new articles covering a variety of issues--gang desistance, reentry from incarceration, victimization, international gangs, and more<br><br><strong>New sections </strong>throughout, including three devoted to better understanding the relationships between gang membership and racial inequality, gender, and community contexts<br><br><strong>New introductions</strong> at the beginning of each section that provide conceptual links with other pieces in the anthology<br><br><strong>Updated and expanded coverage </strong>of methodological strategies for studying gangs, the demographic characteristics of gang members, group processes within gangs, and other key topics<br>