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Gangs and delinquency in developmental perspective / Terence P. Thornberry [and others].

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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxiii, 238 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Thornberry, Terence P.
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE A Life-Course Orientation to the Study of Gang Membership; CHAPTER TWO Research Procedures: The Sample and the Data; CHAPTER THREE Characteristics of Gang Members; CHAPTER FOUR The Antecedents of Gang Membership; CHAPTER FIVE The Origins of Gang Membership; CHAPTER SIX Gangs as a Facilitating Context for Delinquent Behavior; CHAPTER SEVEN Gangs, Guns, and Crime; CHAPTER EIGHT Gangs and Other Law-Violating Youth Groups.
Summary
This book examines how membership in adolescent street gangs influences human development. The authors examine the origins of gang membership and the social and psychological factors that lead some youths to join a gang. They show that gang membership increases the chances of developmental problems.
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ISBN
0511078226 (electronic bk.)
9780511078224 (electronic bk.)
0511076657 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
9780511076657 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
9780511499517 (ebook)
0511499515 (ebook)
9780521814393 (hardback)
0521814391 (hardback)
9780511203923
0511203926
9786610419869
6610419868
9780521891295
0521891299
0521814391 (Cloth)
0521891299 (pbk.)
1107133769
9781107133761
1280419865
9781280419867
0511179928
9780511179921
0511306830
9780511306839
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-230) and index.
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