01585nam a2200337 a 4500 EDZ0000082813 StDuBDS 20150804193947.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120418s2006 enkab fo| 001 0 eng d 9780199943340 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS HV6439.U5 K585 2006 364.10660973 23 Klein, Malcolm W. Street gang patterns and policies [electronic resource] / Malcolm W. Klein, Cheryl L. Maxson. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. 1 online resource (viii, 310 p.) : ill., maps. Studies in crime and public policy Includes bibliographical references and index. Provides a critical examination of knowledge about gangs and major gang control programs across the nation. This book focuses on gang proliferation and crime patterns, and highlights known risk factors that lead to youths joining gangs and to gang formation within communities. It is useful for criminologists social workers, and policy makers. Description based on print version record. Gangs United States. Gangs United States Prevention. Juvenile delinquency United States Prevention. Maxson, Cheryl Lee. Print version 9780195163445 Studies in crime and public policy. Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195163445.001.0001 38497 38497