Gangs in America

Foreword - James F Short Jr Diversity and Change in U S Gangs Introduction - C Ronald Huff PART ONE: DEFINING AND MEASURING GANG CRIME Defining Gang Homicide - Cheryl L Maxson and Malcolm W Klein An Updated Look at Member and Motive Approaches Estimating the National Scope of Gang Crime from Law Enforcement Data - G David Curry, Richard A Ball, and Scott H Decker PART TWO: BEHAVIORAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIMENSIONS Gangs, Drugs, and Neighborhood Change - Jeffrey Fagan The Criminal Behavior of Gang Members and Nongang At-Risk Youth - C Ronald Huff Breaking the Bonds of Membership - Scott H Decker and Janet L Lauritsen Leaving the Gang Exploring the Differences between Gang and Nongang Prisoners - Page Ralph et al PART THREE: GANG DIVERSITY: PERSPECTIVES ON ETHNICITY AND GENDER Southern California Gangs - James Diego Vigil and Steve C Yun Comparative Ethnicity and Social Control Gang Violence in Chinatown - Ko-lin Chin Girls, Delinquency, and Gang Membership - Meda Chesney-Lind, Randall G Shelden, and Karen A Joe What Happens to Girls in the Gang? - Joan W Moore and John M Hagedorn PART FOUR: GANGS AND THE COMMUNITY Personal, Gang, and Community Careers - James F Short Jr The Community Response to Gangs - Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh Section A: Organizing the Community Response in Aurora, Colorado - William K Atkinson, II Section B: Gang Reduction Efforts by the Task Force on Violent Crime in Cleveland, Ohio - Michael L Walker and Linda M Schmidt Section C: Gang Development and Strategies in Schools and Suburban Communities - Kenneth S Trump