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Gangland

Gangland

Autor: Laura L. Finley

Número de Páginas: 567

This two-volume set integrates informative encyclopedia entries and essential primary documents to provide an illuminating overview of trends in gang membership and activity in America in the 21st century. Gangland: An Encyclopedia of Gang Life from Cradle to Grave includes extended discussion of specific gangs; types of gangs based on ethnicity and environment (rural, suburban, and urban); recruitment and retention methods; leadership structure and other internal dynamics of various gangs; impacts of gang membership on extended family; the historical evolution of gangs in American society; depictions of gang life in popular culture; violent and nonviolent gang activities; and programs, policies, agencies, and organizations that have been crafted to combat gang activities. In addition, the encyclopedia includes a suite of primary sources that offer a look into the personal experiences of gang members, examine efforts by law enforcement and public officials to address gang activity, and address wider societal factors that make eradicating gangs such a difficult task.

The Handbook of Gangs

The Handbook of Gangs

Autor: Scott H. Decker , David C. Pyrooz

Número de Páginas: 590

Pulling together the most salient, current issues in the field today, The Handbook of Gangs provides a significant assessment by leading scholars of key topics related to gangs, gang members, and responses to gangs. • Chapters cover a wide array of the most prominent issues in the field of gangs, written by scholars who have been leaders in developing new ways of thinking about the topics • Delivers cutting-edge reviews of the current state of research and practice and addresses where the field has been, where it is today and where it should go in the future • Includes extensive coverage of the individual theories of delinquency and provides special emphasis on policy and prevention program implications in the study of gangs • Offers a broad understanding of how other countries deal with gangs and their response to gangs, including Great Britain, Latin America, Australia and Europe • Chapters covering the legacies of four pioneers in gang research—Malcolm W. Klein, Walter B. Miller, James F. Short Jr., and Irving A. Spergel

Gangs

Gangs

Autor: Jacqueline Schneider

Número de Páginas: 566

The task of researching gangs is fraught with difficulties, central to which are issues of definition and reliance on certain forms of data for analyses. These methodological issues have been acknowledged as limitations in most of the existing research, but they have not been explored as being potentially serious flaws contributing to the proliferation of myth, or as aggravating factors that exacerbate what is essentially a relatively uncomplicated social process. Also unclear from existing studies is the extent to which suppositions about gangs feed moral panics or contribute to the misidentification or over-specification of a problem. This captivating volume focuses on gangs, their formation, identity and behaviour with a view to developing a preventive strategy.

Collective Bargaining and Productivity

Collective Bargaining and Productivity

Autor: Paul T. Hartman

Número de Páginas: 340

Collective Bargaining and Productivity: The Longshore Mechanization Agreement provides a meticulous analysis of the transformative effects of collective bargaining on productivity within the Pacific Coast longshore industry. Authored by Professor Hartman, this work explores the complex evolution of union work rules, transitioning from restrictive practices to innovative agreements that catalyzed efficiency. Central to the book is the 1960 Mechanization and Modernization Agreement, a groundbreaking labor contract that traded outdated practices for modernization, showcasing how effective union leadership can drive significant change. By dissecting the interplay between union dynamics, employer negotiations, and industry-wide practices, Hartman presents a comprehensive study of productivity, labor relations, and the shifting role of unions in an evolving economy. The book's quantitative approach offers pioneering insights, particularly in its analysis of the impact of relaxed work rules on productivity. Hartman’s findings reveal that post-agreement productivity surged by a third within five years, driven largely by the elimination of inefficient practices rather than increased...

The Re-Evolution of American Street Gangs

The Re-Evolution of American Street Gangs

Autor: Dale L. June , Mohamad Khatibloo , Gregorio Estevane

Número de Páginas: 374

The problem of gangs and gang subculture is a growing threat to the stability of neighborhoods and entire communities. During the past two decades, gang members have increasingly migrated from large urban centers to suburban areas and other countries. This book addresses the intricacies and diversities of street gangs, drawing on the expertise of high-ranking law enforcement officials monitoring terrorist activity and gang-related crimes as well as professional private investigators who have spent several decades investigating gangs and learning their subculture, lifestyle, motivations, and relationships. Ideal for supplemental reading in gang violence courses on criminal justice, sociology, law, and psychology, this comprehensive anthology presents thorough coverage of a notoriously difficult subject. It explores the following key topics: Social, psychological, and criminal impact of street gangs on juveniles Psychology of gang membership and the pathways that lead into and out of gang culture Relationship between religion and dangerous criminal gangs How U.S.-based gangs are using technology to advance their operations Use of graffiti by street gangs Evolution of gangs and...

Peaky Blinders - The Real Gangs and Gangsters

Peaky Blinders - The Real Gangs and Gangsters

Autor: Carl Chinn

Número de Páginas: 286

You know who the Peaky Blinders are ... It's time to see where they began. At the turn of the twentieth century, Birmingham was seemingly transforming into a wealthy, bustling metropolis, celebrated for its manufacturing and local government. Yet behind this optimistic facade, the poorest and most vulnerable in society were abandoned. This longstanding inequality aroused unrest, sparking violence and terror from backstreet gangsters who'd become known as peaky blinders. In this fourth instalment of the bestselling series, historian Carl Chinn draws upon his decades of expertise and his own family history to reveal even more about these notorious gangs, going back to where it all began. Chinn exposes the real people whose bloody feuds, murders and maiming, baiting of police officers, bullying of the decent poor, gendered violence, blackmailing, and disturbing roles in political riots and racist attacks made Birmingham infamous as the city of the Peaky Blinders. Peaky Blinders: The Real Gangs and Gangsters is a vivid and shocking portrait of Birmingham through the Victorian and Edwardian eras, unpicking the storied history of its vicious gangs to reveal how they forced themselves...

City Life and Delinquency - Victimization, Fear of Crime, and Gang Membership

City Life and Delinquency - Victimization, Fear of Crime, and Gang Membership

Autor: Leonard D. Savitz , Michael Lalli , Lawrence Rosen

Número de Páginas: 76
Awards ... Third Division, National Railroad Adjustment Board

Awards ... Third Division, National Railroad Adjustment Board

Autor: United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board

Número de Páginas: 936
Patterns and consequences of drug use.- v.2. Social responses to drug use.- v.3. The legal system and drug control.- v.4. Treatment and rehabilitation

Patterns and consequences of drug use.- v.2. Social responses to drug use.- v.3. The legal system and drug control.- v.4. Treatment and rehabilitation

Autor: United States. Commission On Marihuana And Drug Abuse

Número de Páginas: 1262
Violence by Youth Gangs and Youth Groups as a Crime Problem in Major American Cities

Violence by Youth Gangs and Youth Groups as a Crime Problem in Major American Cities

Autor: Walter Benson Miller

Número de Páginas: 96
Residential Wiring to the 2005 NEC

Residential Wiring to the 2005 NEC

Autor: Jeff Markell

Número de Páginas: 410

This book explains what every electrician needs to know about electricity - how to select the right materials, how to follow floor plans, types and spacing of outlets, and permissible loading on general purpose circuits. Residential Wiring to the 2005 NEC is the complete guide for your electrical contractor customers for installing residential wiring to the 2005 NEW - from the tools and gauges needed, through switch circuits, service entrances, additions and alterations, troubleshooting, and repairs.

Life in the Gang

Life in the Gang

Autor: Scott H. Decker , Barrik Van Winkle

Número de Páginas: 326

This study is based on three years of field work with 99 active gang members and 24 family members. The book describes the attractiveness of gangs, the process of joining, their chaotic and loose organisation, and their members' predominant activities - mostly hanging out, drinking, and using drugs. The authors also discuss gang members' rather slapdash involvement in major property crime and their disorganised participation in drug traffic, as well as the often fatal consequences of their violent life-style. Although the book focuses on the individual, organisational, and institutional aspects of gang membership, it also explores gang members' involvement with other school and neighborhood structures. Extensive interviews with family members provide groundbreaking insights into the gang members' lives. As much as possible, however, the story is told in the gang members' own words.

Allies and Italians under Occupation

Allies and Italians under Occupation

Autor: I. Williams

Número de Páginas: 207

Using original documents, the Allied Occupation of southern Italy, particularly Sicily and Naples, is illustrated by examining crime and unrest by Allied soldiers, deserters, rogue troops and Italian civilians from drunkenness, theft, rape, and murder to riots, demonstrations, black marketeering and prostitution.

The Significance and Social Impact of Quarrying in Shropshire in the 19th and 20th Centuries

The Significance and Social Impact of Quarrying in Shropshire in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Autor: Robert S. Galloway

Número de Páginas: 355

Quarrying is one of the oldest industries known to man, as, from early times, people have been making items from stone. However, the quarrying industry is only briefly mentioned in most archaeological and historical records, with some books only giving a passing account of this activity. This book alters this and provides an in-depth analysis of this important industry, not only with regards to Shropshire, but the whole country. Many structures in Shropshire and various parts of the country are constructed from stone quarried from this large county. This book shows that quarries are not just holes or scars on the landscape, highlighting the machinery used in extracting and processing the quarried minerals.

Violence

Violence

Autor: Alex Alvarez , Ronet D. Bachman

Número de Páginas: 382

The Fifth Edition of Violence: The Enduring Problem offers an interdisciplinary and reader-friendly exploration of the patterns and correlations of individual and collective violent acts using the most contemporary research, theories, and cases. Responding to concerns regarding pervasive domestic and global violence, authors Alex Alvarez and Ronet Bachman address the various legislative, social, and political efforts to curb violent behavior. They incorporate a wide range of the most current cases to help readers interpret the nature and dynamics of various forms of violence. This book stands apart from other texts with its broad perspective that includes coverage of collective acts of violence such as terrorism, mob violence, and genocide.

Medicine Ways

Medicine Ways

Autor: Clifford E. Trafzer , Diane Weiner

Número de Páginas: 303

Improving the dire health problems faced by many Native American communities is central to their cultural, political, and economic well being. However, it is still too often the case that both theoretical studies and applied programs fail to account for Native American perspectives on the range of factors that actually contribute to these problems in the first place. The authors in Medicine Ways examine the ways people from a multitude of indigenous communities think about and practice health care within historical and socio-cultural contexts. Cultural and physical survival are inseparable for Native Americans. Chapters explore biomedically-identified diseases, such as cancer and diabetes, as well as Native-identified problems, including historical and contemporary experiences such as forced evacuation, assimilation, boarding school, poverty and a slew of federal and state policies and initiatives. They also explore applied solutions that are based in community prerogatives and worldviews, whether they be indigenous, Christian, biomedical, or some combination of all three. Medicine Ways is an important volume for scholars and students in Native American studies, medical...

Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the American Railway, Bridge and Building Association ...

Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the American Railway, Bridge and Building Association ...

Autor: American Railway Bridge And Building Association

Número de Páginas: 682
Transactions of the California State Agricultural Society

Transactions of the California State Agricultural Society

Autor: California State Agricultural Society (sacramento, Calif.)

Número de Páginas: 744
The Journal of the Assembly, during the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California

The Journal of the Assembly, during the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California

Autor: California. Legislature. Assembly , California. Legislature. Senate

Número de Páginas: 1240
Report of the California State Agricultural Society

Report of the California State Agricultural Society

Autor: California State Agricultural Society

Número de Páginas: 742
Patterns and consequences of drug use

Patterns and consequences of drug use

Autor: United States. Commission On Marihuana And Drug Abuse

Número de Páginas: 1272
Drug Use in America: Patterns and consequences of drug use

Drug Use in America: Patterns and consequences of drug use

Autor: United States. Commission On Marihuana And Drug Abuse

Número de Páginas: 1272
Drug Use in America: Criss Intervention and Emergency Treatment

Drug Use in America: Criss Intervention and Emergency Treatment

Autor: United States. Commission On Marihuana And Drug Abuse

Número de Páginas: 1268
The Mammoth Book of Gangs

The Mammoth Book of Gangs

Autor: James Morton

Número de Páginas: 345

A fresh, new look at gangs in every part of the world which deliberately avoids the stories that have been done to death - about Capone, Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde - and focuses on less well-known gangs such as 'Ma' Barker's Boys; the Smaldones of Denver; Scotland Yard's 1960s' Flying Squad, the so-called Firm within a Firm; Dr Death, the Melbourne drug dealer and Andre Stander, the former South African police officer who led a gang of bank robbers before being shot dead in Fort Lauderdale having fled a 17-year sentence.

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