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Teen Gangs A Global View
Maureen P. Duffy, ed., Scott Edward Gillig, ed.
ISBN: 0-313-32150-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32150-4
248 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 3/30/2004
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Discount Price: $27.50 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Teen gangs are a hot issue in the United States. This volume shows the international scope of the phenomenon today. Gang activity in 14 countries, including the United States, is discussed within the larger framework of social and economic conditions. Each chapter explains the nature of the gang activity in that country; touches on the causes, such as poverty, marginalization, and self-identity problems; and heavily emphasizes the responses, including education and community-based intervention. Students and researchers will find a wealth of current information on teen gangs to mine and use for comparisons.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
    Preface
    Introduction: A Global Overview of the Issues of and Responses to Teen Gangs by Maureen Duffy
    Australia by Rob White
    The Bahamas by Jill D. Duba and Marty Jencius
    Street Gangs in Great Britain: Beyond Mods and Rockers by Richard A. Van Dorn
    Honduran Street Gangs by Anthony Borrow and Jennifer Walker
    Ireland: Teen Gangs and Inclusion through Restorative Justice by Maureen Duffy
    Israel: Death for an Ice Cream Cone by Sloane Veshinski
    Italy: "La Famiglia Secreta," The Hidden Family by Bettina Lozzi-Toscano
    Jamaica: Poverty, Politics, and "Posses" by Lorna Black
    Malaysia by M. Sylvia Fernandez
    Papua New Guinea by Sinclair Dinnen
    Puerto Rico by Edil Torres Rivera and Loan T. Phan
    Taiwan: Issues and School-Based Responses by Julia Yang
    Trinidad and Tobago by Joanna E. Headley
    The United States by Scott E. Gillig
    About the Editors and Contributors
    Index
About the Author: MAUREEN P. DUFFY is Associate Professor and Chair of the Counseling Department at Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida.

SCOTT EDWARD GILLIG is Professor and Coordinator of the mental health counseling specialization at Barry University.
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