Islands in the Street: Gangs and American Urban Society

Title: Islands in the Street: Gangs and American Urban Society
Author: Martin Sanchez-Jankowski
H: 1707207
ISBN: 9780520074347
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1991
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 382
Section: Political Science | General
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: The overall goal of the research in this book was to understand gang phenomenon in the United States. In order to accomplish this goal, the author investigated gangs in different cities in order to understand what was similar in the way all gangs behaved and what was idiosyncratic to certain gangs. The research for this book took place over ten years and five months from 1978 to 1989 and will give the reader a comprehensive overview of gang behavior in the United States in that time period.