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.
Author: Martin Sanchez-Jankowski
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 04/08/1991
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.99w x 0.98d
ISBN13: 9780520074347
ISBN10: 0520074343
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | General
- True Crime | General
Author: Martin Sanchez-Jankowski
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 04/08/1991
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.99w x 0.98d
ISBN13: 9780520074347
ISBN10: 0520074343
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | General
- True Crime | General
About the Author
Martín Sánchez Jankowski is Associate Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Chicano/Latino Policy Project Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of California, Berkeley.